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    Hypertension + Advanced Age Linked to More Cesarean Deliveries

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      Advanced maternal age and maternal hypertension are a one-two punch that boosts the risk of cesarean births, a new study reports. While the findings presented at the 2022 annual clinical and scientific meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists aren’t surprising, the insight they provide can be helpful in counseling women at risk about delivery options, lead author and Loma Linda (Calif.) University maternal-fetal medicine physician Sarah D. Smithson, DO, said in an interview.

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        @debrup The prospect of a cesarean birth “can be introduced early and often, which can be important in managing expectations,” she said, especially since women can feel depression and a sense of failure if it turns out they can’t give birth vaginally as they anticipated.

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