(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)Sen. Britnee Timberlake, a mother of four, to an all-male legislative panel: 'How many of you have dilated 10 centimeters?'
(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)Sen. Britnee Timberlake, a mother of four, to an all-male legislative panel: 'How many of you have dilated 10 centimeters?'

Investigative report by NJ Spotlight News and Climate Central

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About 10,000 C-sections also avoided, hospital review reports