s05e36 | Celebrating the Superpower of Pregnancy, with Brit the Slightly Twisted Female
Calmversations
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Was There a Drop in Infant Mortality and Mother Fatality Over the Course of the Course?
Prior to the 1930s, virtually all births were done at home with midwives. After 19 is when obstetrics and gynecology became a area of interest for male physicians. "Cesarean birth is an absolutely life saving critical development," she says. But in places like North Jersey where cesareans are more common, there can be 'over medicalization' - but not over medicalization.
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