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...days following a C-section, a woman will be at an elevated risk of potentially fatal blood clots or infections. This is common to all major surgery, but means that more women die as a result of cesarean section than in natural childbirth. The U.S. figure of 12.1 maternal deaths per 100,000 births in 2003 becomes 36 if only cesareans are considered - and the difference, according to Obstetrics and Gynecology, is "attributable to the surgery itself, not any complications that might have led to the need for surgery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Labor Market | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

...male and female obstetricians. "They don't give women confidence in their bodies ... They create an environment of fear around birth; it's terribly sad." In Taiwan, Kuo Su-chen, a professor in the nurse-midwifery department of the National Taipei College of Nursing, says that C-sections are common because "doctors have no patience. Most doctors want to end the birth quickly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Labor Market | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

...Middle East." He also recommends an end to the offering of rewards, publication of "most wanted" lists and staging of press conferences to proclaim the capture of top terrorists, since jihadis regard all these as badges of honor. It would be better, Sageman says, to treat terrorists like common criminals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Jihadi Next Door | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

...also recommends an end to the offering of rewards, to the publication of most-wanted lists and to the staging of press conferences that proclaim the capture of top terrorists, since jihadis regard all these as badges of honor. It would be better, Sageman says, to treat terrorists like common criminals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Jihadi Next Door | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

Customization rules in yacht-building. Onboard gyms and saunas are common, and some of the bigger yachts even have swimming pools. There are also megayacht toys such as small helicopters, minisubmarines, diving bells, and tenders that can accommodate sailboats and speedboats. Annual running costs--including maintenance, crews and berthing fees--tend to be 10% to 20% of the boat's price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Speed Ahead | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

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