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14 pound newborn

In the headlines today from Associated Press:
Cancun, Mexico – He is called “Super Tonio,” and at a whopping birth weight of 6.4 kilos (14 pounds), the “little” fellow is causing a sensation in this Mexican resort city.
Cancun residents have crowded the nursery ward’s window to see Antonio Vasconcelos, who was born early Monday by Cesarean [...]

C-section News

If you are considering an elective cesarean section, please read the following information from the January 2007 issue of Discovery Magazine:
Cesareans Boost Death Risk for Baby
A study of nearly 6 million low-risk births has found that the neonatal mortality rate for delivery by cesarean section is nearly three times the rate for vaginal delivery: 1.77 [...]