They didn’t want to have C-sections. A judge would decide how they gave birth

On the afternoon of Sept. 9, 2024, Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at University of Florida Health in downtown Jacksonville when a nurse came in with a bedsheet and told her to ...

She was in labor at a Florida hospital. Then she was in Zoom court for refusing a C-section.

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Black women are being forced into C-sections—with the court’s backing

For Cherise Doyley and Brianna Bennett, the battle for bodily autonomy played out at their hospital bedsides, where virtual court hearings allowed judges to prioritize the perceived health of their ...
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Lutheran Hospital is helping change the first-time birth experience by reducing C-sections

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Many first-time mothers have expectations of how they would like their birth experience to go, but it often doesn’t go as planned. They can run into complications, which can ...
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C-section births linked to sleepless nights and painful recoveries

Women who undergo C-sections are more likely to experience debilitating pain and sleep disorders in the months after giving birth. Researchers found both qualitative and large-scale data supporting ...