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Top Doctors: Understanding C-sections

If someone in your family is expecting a baby, don't be surprised if the mother-to-be is whisked into surgery for a Caesarean section delivery.

It's a common scenario across the United States, especially on Long Island. In 2007, Caesarean rates in Nassau and Suffolk counties - at 41.5 percent and 42.7 percent, respectively - eclipsed the state average of 33.7 percent, according to Public Citizen,...

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