Brazil: Doctors perform caesarean operation on woman found not to be pregnant

Posted on December 18, 2013 • Filed under: Brazil, Latin America Health

sowetanlive.co.za reported that officials in southeastern Brazil say doctors performed a caesarean section on a 37-year-old woman only to discover that she wasn’t pregnant. Simone Carvalho is a spokeswoman for the Health Department of the coastal city of Cabo Frio. She said Tuesday the woman told doctors at the city’s Woman’s Hospital she was 41 weeks pregnant and in pain. Read Article

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