About this episode

Angie Rosier discusses factors influencing C-section rates and offers tips to avoid unnecessary surgeries during birth.

Send us Fan Mail One number quietly shapes a lot of birth experiences: the cesarean section rate. When about one in three US babies is born by C-section, it raises a big question for anyone planning a birth: how many of those surgeries are truly necessary, and what can we do to lower the odds of an avoidable one without turning birth into a battle plan? I walk through the real factors that push C-section rates up or down, starting with the two choices that often matter most: your provider an...

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Host: Angie Rosier

Topics covered

• C-section
• birth experiences
• healthcare choices
• birth planning
• cesarean section rates

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