Number	24940
Subject	Hospitals
Source	Freelance
State	CA
Year	2010
Publication Date	02/02/2010; 09/11/2010; 12/26/2010
Summary	In California, the health of pregnant women has been getting worse over the years and the maternal death rate is even worse that Bosnia's. The story investigated the causes behind what is making women sicker. One finding included showing that women in California are at a greater risk of having a cesarean surgery at for-profit hospitals where there is a financial incentive to perform this procedure.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	35
Keywords	pregnant; pregnancy; cesarean; hospital; maternal; maternal death
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