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C-sections, on the other hand, carry known risks because it's a major surgery. "While the risk of complications from C-sections have greatly diminished, there are risks. Some patients do have complications," Blessed said.
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SOURCES: John Gilmore, M.D., professor of psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; Honor Wolfe, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; Keith Smith, M.D., associate professor of neuroradiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill; William Blessed, M.D., director, maternal-fetal medicine, Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Southfield, Mich.; February 2007, Radiology
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