USA TODAY on MSN: She was in active labor and refused a C-section. The hospital took her to court. She was in active labor and refused a C-section.

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The hospital took her to court. Becker's Hospital Review: C-section rates at decade high, fertility at record low: 4 CDC findings C-section rates decade high in 2025 as CDC reports U.S. births decline and fertility hits a 25-year low, impacting obstetric service planning. C-section rates at decade high, fertility at record low: 4 CDC findings People on MSN: Hospital Forces Woman in Active Labor to Attend Zoom Court for Refusing C-Section Cherise Doyley was forced to attend a court hearing from her hospital bed โ€” with no legal representation โ€” because she did not consent to a C-section ...

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Hospital Forces Woman in Active Labor to Attend Zoom Court for Refusing C-Section ProPublica: She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section. She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section. The Indianapolis Star: They didn't want to have C-sections.

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A judge forced them to. | Opinion They didn't want to have C-sections. A judge forced them to. | Opinion Yahoo: This first-of-its-kind map shows C-section rates at over 1,700 hospitals. The differences are stark. Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI At Valley Baptist Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, doctors performed C-sections on half of all ... This first-of-its-kind map shows C-section rates at over 1,700 hospitals. The differences are stark.