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Brazilian women rebel against cesarean births

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A nurse changes the diaper of a newborn baby at the Perinatal Clinic in Rio de Janeiro.

Associated Press/July 26, 2012

Mariana Migon caresses her premature newborn daughter, Sofia, lying inside an incubator at a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro.

Associated Press/July 25

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Mariana Migon holds the hand of her premature newborn daughter, Sofia. From the day Migon realized she was pregnant, she knew she wanted a natural birth.

Associated Press/Wednesday, July 25

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In Brazil, where natural childbirth fell out of favor years ago, more than half of all babies are born via cesarean section, a figure that rises to 82 percent for women with private health insurance.