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Doctors Disciplined for Baby-Free C-Section

By Katie DrummondApr 2nd 2010 – 5:48PM
ABCNews.com

ABCNews.com

(April 2) -- Two North Carolina doctors have been disciplined, but not suspended from practicing medicine, following an investigation into a 2008 cesarean section that they performed on a woman who wasn't even pregnant. The woman and her husband walked into the Cape Fear Medical Center in Fayetteville, N.C., and asked for...

Maternal Death Rates Up, New Study Says

By Katie DrummondMar 9th 2010 – 3:23PM
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Getty Images

(March 9) -- Death after childbirth remains a rarity among American mothers, but new research suggests that the tragic occurrence is on the rise -- and experts are at a loss to pinpoint the reason. Despite being a leader in medical research and facilities, the United States places 41st on the World Health Organization's...

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