Laura Attanasio, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Laura Attanasio, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

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Laura Attanasio at UMass Amherst and colleagues analyzed hospital-level data reported in New York State over one year and found that women who gave birth at hospitals with a larger percentage of midwife-attended births were less likely to have cesarean delivery and episiotomy.

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UMass Amherst

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