Research into pregnant Black women being 25% more likely to undergo an unnecessary C-section ... Black women’s pushback against C-section. ... “C-section is a major abdominal surgery.

Cesarean sections to deliver babies are among the most common surgical procedures in U.S. hospitals. A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Black women are almost 25 ...

C-section delivery is the most common surgery in American hospitals, ... Then, 8 percent of healthy Black women wound up delivering by C-section compared with 4.8 percent of healthy white women.

September 12, 2024 Pregnant Black women are more likely to be given unscheduled C-sections than white women, study finds Researchers examined records of more than 993,000 women who gave birth in ...

The study found that Black women were more likely to undergo a C-section than their white counterparts. A new study has revealed that doctors in New Jersey are performing unnecessary C-sections on ...

Black women face higher C-section rates than white women at 1 in 5 hospitals, despite progress in other areas of maternal care. Learn what this means for equity. Skip to content. News; ...

After traumatic C-section, journalist tells story of most common surgery in America In “Invisible Labor,” Rachel Somerstein investigates how American health care treats childbirth By Maria M ...