http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/05/13/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-16-health-insurers-use-misogynist-premiums-as-a-bargaining-chip-to-save-a-dysfunctional-system-that-doesnt-really-insure-women-in-the-first-place/ UrGently Fierce Feminism In Perilous Times Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/05/13/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-16-health-insurers-use-misogynist-premiums-as-a-bargaining-chip-to-save-a-dysfunctional-system-that-doesnt-really-insure-women-in-the-first-place/comment-page-1/#comment-226738 Feminist Peace Network » The Girls’ Guide To The Economy 16.1–The Very Expensive C-Section Epidemic Thu, 14 May 2009 11:25:08 +0000 http://www.feministpeacenetwork.org/2009/05/13/the-girls-guide-to-the-economy-part-15-health-insurers-use-misogynist-premiums-as-a-bargaining-chip-to-save-a-dysfunctional-system-that-doesnt-really-insure-women-in-the-first-place/#comment-226738 [...] While we’re on the topic of women and the cost of healthcare, Rachel Walden at Our Bodies Our Blog points to the more than 50% cesarean delivery rate in Miami-Dade County in Florida (at one hospital the rate was over 70%) and a report that says the overall rate in the U.S. is now a whopping 31.8%. Optimally, the rate should be between 5-10% and more than 15% can do more harm than good according to Childbirth Connection. [...] [...] While we’re on the topic of women and the cost of healthcare, Rachel Walden at Our Bodies Our Blog points to the more than 50% cesarean delivery rate in Miami-Dade County in Florida (at one hospital the rate was over 70%) and a report that says the overall rate in the U.S. is now a whopping 31.8%. Optimally, the rate should be between 5-10% and more than 15% can do more harm than good according to Childbirth Connection. [...]

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