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Suggested ReadingFamily Centered CesareansCesarean RecoveryCesarean Birth Stories Cesarean Section Photos: Step-by-StepCesarean Section Surgery BeginsThe cesarean section surgery rate now tops 27% of all births in the United States of America. Here is a picture essay, step-by-step of a cesarean birth. In this photo you will see that the mother has been draped with sterile drapes and is in the operating room as they make the initial incision into her abdomen.
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