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History Of Organized Labor
Inducing labor has been linked to an increased risk of one to two cesareans (C-sections) per 25 inductions that researchers say could have been avoided if women had waited for labor to spontaneously begin. Investigators say that though this may not seem like a large increase, the figure translates to up to tens of thousands of unnecessary C-sections. Cesareans carry an increased risk of bleeding, infections, blood clots, and injuries to other organs, experts say.
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