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Although many doctors have long advised women against having repeated C- sections, the high rate of surgical deliveries has continued for a number of reasons. Among them: advanced fetal monitoring, which is more sensitive to the signals of fetal distress; a trend toward larger babies, who are more difficult to deliver vaginally; and more requests from mothers exhausted by labor...
...women who have had C-sections. At the same time, the case against the surgical procedure has mounted. Caesarean sections carry all the risks of major surgery, including complications associated with anesthesia, blood transfusions and infection, especially of the uterus. The incidence of maternal mortality is twice as high for women who undergo repeat caesareans, and infants are at increased risk for respiratory problems and distress caused by anesthesia given to the mother. On balance, the benefits of vaginal deliveries after C-sections have long outweighed the advantages of surgical births. Says R. Harold Holbrook Jr., director of maternal-fetal...
...victorious candidate is sworn in, his wife dutifully holds the Bible, her gaze uplifted adoringly, and his children, sparkling with intelligence and good health, sit obediently nearby. Or do they? In the midst of this year's no-holds-barred campaign season, families of candidates high and low are beginning to change the old rules by candidly airing their grievances and trying to break out of cardboard caricatures. "They're still reticent," notes Stuart Hart, a psychologist at Purdue University. "But they're also standing up and saying, 'Hey, wait a minute, I've got needs...
...that at first he was "not always happy waiting for my wife to come home." Kunin began to see that he had assumed the role his wife had held for the first 15 years of their marriage. "It's very important for a man to understand what being a high executive means to his wife," says Kunin. "I handled it by reversing our situation. Other men will have to find solutions that work for them...
...come closer to European-style socialism than American free enterprise. It is a scant defense to suggest that these hyperbolic words were scripted by Bush's handlers; a President too, if he does not exercise restraint, can be at the mercy of his speechwriters. Balanced against this is the high-level technical competence and inner harmony of the Bush team, which may well be a prelude to a consensus-driven, smoothly organized White House staff...