Study shows state-sanctioned scalpels: Florida courts order forced C-sections on laboring women as hospitals invoke ‘fetal rights’

New research sheds light on the troubling reality that some pregnant women face during childbirth-being forced into C-section deliveries by court order at the request of hospitals.
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Rooke: ‘Now this is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen’ — when a judge decides how you give birth in 3-hour hearing

Pregnant mothers are facing a profound and troubling exception to the principle of bodily autonomy unfolding in their delivery rooms. While competent adults in virtually every other medical context ...
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These Florida women didn’t want to have c-sections; but a judge would decide how they gave birth

The hospital and state attorney’s office in Florida wanted to force pregnant women to undergo a cesarean section.

Life-threatening complications overlooked in weeks after childbirth, researchers say

New Canadian research suggests close to a third of life-threatening complications linked to pregnancy and childbirth happen ...

Six-week postpartum monitoring uncovers 40% more severe pregnancy complications

Extending the monitoring period for severe pregnancy complications showed that more than 40% of cases were missed using ...