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Driven by changing beliefs, soaring malpractice rates and fear of labor, scheduled Caesarean deliveries are on the upswing. C-sections have increased since 1996, when they hit a low of 20.7 percent. In 2002, they made up 26.1 percent of all births in the U.S.
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Edited by Cara DiPasquale (cdipasquale@tribune.com) and Michael Morgan (mnmorgan@tribune.com)
