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More than one-third of American women give birth by c-section. See what it's like for one mom-to-be.
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Woman giving birth: Live birth video
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Cesarean surgery
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Possible C Section Complications Years Later
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New study links C-sections with hysterectomy complications later
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Cesarean Section - A Brief History: Part 1
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Cesarean Section Procedure, Step by Step
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C-section (Cesarean Delivery)
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Lakeville woman has first maternal-assisted c-section at St