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September 12, 2024

Report Finds Doctors Far More Likely to Order C-Sections for Black Patients
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A new report tracking nearly 1 million births in New Jersey found
doctors are far more likely to submit Black birthing patients for
cesarean sections over white patients with similar medical histories.
The study, published in the National Bureau of Economic Research, found
unplanned C-sections on Black patients are more likely to happen when
hospital surgery rooms were empty, suggesting a financial motivation
since surgical births result in higher medical bills.


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