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Why Black women are more likely to get unnecessary C-sections, risking complications

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Summary
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68% Informative

Study: Black women are 25 percent more likely to have unnecessary C-sections than white women.

John Yang speaks with New York Times investigative reporter Sarah Kliff to learn more.

Yang is the anchor of PBS News Weekend and a correspondent for the PBS News Hour .

He covered the first year of the Trump administration.

VR Score

75

Informative language

77

Neutral language

42

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

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