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  • Providence St. Joseph hospitals in California are effectively reducing C-sections in low-risk first births—down from 26% in 2019 to under 23% today.
  • Doctors and nurses support mothers during labor, rather than rushing to intervention, to reduce caesareans and related complications. 

Caregiver holding newborn baby

This story appeared on NBCNews.com May 9, 2021.

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