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Cesarean Section - Who to See
A cesarean section can be performed by a doctor with specialized training, such as:
- An obstetrician.
- A perinatologist (maternal-fetal medicine specialist).
- A family medicine doctor with cesarean section training.
- A surgeon.
If your pregnancy care provider doesn't perform cesareans and foresees a possible need for a cesarean, you will be referred to a cesarean-trained doctor ahead of time. Your family medicine doctor, certified nurse-midwife, or certified professional midwife can assist with the surgery and provide your follow-up care.
It may surprise many parents who are deliberating whether or not to circumcise their newborn son that the choice is really a family decision, not a medical decision. Approximately 2/3 of boys in the United States are circumcised, with this number varying within certain religious and ethnic groups, from those in which all boys are circumcised to others in which it's rarely done. But for many, the decision is a personal choice. So how do you choose? There are some potential medical benefits...
Read the Circumcision and Your Baby article > >
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