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IN THE U.S., 31.8% OF ALL LIVE BIRTHS IN 2020 WERE CESAREAN SECTIONS, DRIVEN BY HIGH NUMBERS IN THE SOUTHEAST, WHERE BIRTH OUTCOMES ARE GENERALLY WORSE THAN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, ACCORDING TO THE CDC. MISSISSIPPI'S RATE IS THE HIGHEST, AT 38.2%. OREGON DOES BETTER THAN MANY STATES./LYDIA ZURAW/KHN
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SYDNEY MCCORNACK (LEFT) OF PORTLAND DURING A PANDAS FLARE AT AGE 11 AND (RIGHT) IN MARCH 2022 AS A 14-YEAR-OLD./COURTESY OF THE MCCORNACKS
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NINA FELDMAN, A REPORTER FOR WHYY IN PHILADELPHIA, HAD COVID-19 SYMPTOMS THAT PERSISTED INTO WHAT SHE CALLS MEDIUM COVID./HAZEL LEZAH/KHN
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