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There is no scientific evidence that doing over 10 percent of births with a cesarean improves the outcome for the woman or improves the outcome for the baby.
Marsden Wagner
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Marsden Wagner
Age: 84 †
Born: 1930
Born: February 23
Died: 2014
Died: April 27
Epidemiologist
Obstetrician
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San Francisco County
California
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