With Mrs. John F. Kennedy scheduled to have her third baby by caesarean* section this summer, the operation is likely to become as well publicized as the President's 50-mile hikes. For healthy mothers, it is hardly more dangerous. Many women still fear a succession of caesareans and believe that the third must be the last; after that, they think, the risks are too great, and the only thing left is to have a hysterectomy to prevent future pregnancies. Fact is, such fears are usually communicated to women patients by obstetricians who are still devoted to out-of-date ideas. Today there...
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