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The Birthing Paradox: Understanding the C-Section Epidemic in America

Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic in America. By Theresa Morris, New York, NY, New York University Press, 2013. 255 pp. $30.00 (cloth), $19.95 (paper). ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-6411-4

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Cartwright, J. The Birthing Paradox: Understanding the C-Section Epidemic in America. Sex Roles 75, 531–533 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-016-0681-3

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