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February 3, 2009

Pregnancy-Related Deaths Tripled Over The Last Decade

Here's some alarming news - according to a California Watch report, deaths related to pregnancy complications in 2006 is triple the number reported a decade ago. An increase in cesarean sections was cited as one of the main culprits for this drastic swell in pregnancy-related deaths.


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