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Some of the rise in C-sections can certainly be attributed to women with routine pregnancies, like Chung, who make a pragmatic decision to keep their deliveries just as uneventful. Preliminary data suggest that such cases account for anywhere from 4% to 18% of the total number of caesareans. On...
Shaping those norms are some powerful fiscal forces as well, such as soaring malpractice rates for obstetricians. Since doctors are sued more frequently after vaginal births than caesareans, surgery is often the prudent choice when there is even the slightest indication of a difficult vaginal birth. Combine this with the...
Chung remains convinced that she made the right decision for herself and son Nathan. As our ideas about birth evolve, perhaps more women will feel less defensive about making the same choice.
Keith A. Gessen ’97 is one of the founding editors of the literary-political journal n+1 and author of the novel “All the Sad Young Literary Men.” In a recent interview with The Crimson, Gessen discussed Harvard, critical theory, and...
Come next fall, Massachusetts Hall will reopen its doors to its most deserving residents: first-year students. After the transfer of control of Mass. Hall from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) to the University’s central administration in the summer of 2006, the University announced last...