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When journalist and professor Rachel Somerstein had an emergency c section with her first child, the anesthesia doctors gave her didn't work.
The experience was a nightmare.
She could literally feel the operation as it was happening.
It was an excruciating experience that left Summerstein traumatized and in search of answers on how something like this could happen.
Summerstein's search led her to some surprising history.
Today, one out of three babies in the US is delivered through c section.
And while this medical procedure is one of the most significant advancements in medicine, one that has saved countless lives, cesarean section, Somerstein writes, is not without significant and sometimes life changing consequences.
Rachel Somerstein has written a new book titled invisible the untold Story of the caesarean section, which explores the history and controversy surrounding the operation.
The book delves into some of the current day failures of the medical system, emerging research on the way c sections impact both mother and baby, and why we're seeing an increase in them.
Rachel Summerstein is an associate professor of journalism at SUNY New Pals.
She's written for several publications, including the Washington Post and Wired.
Rachel Summerstein, welcome to fresh AIR.