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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Melissa Skala, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kristin Myers, Columbia University, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Obstetricians are very good at managing the process of birth. But when it comes to ...