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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by mentalpiracy on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @03:04PM (#11630805)
These are also all hospitals in higher-income areas that can be considered part of the larger NYC metro region, as it is home to many of the bridge-and-tunnel commuting workers. I would not be surprised if this demographic has a statistically significant deviation from the national norm when it comes to seeking certain medical services and attitudes on desired level of medical intervention during childbirth.

This is purely a hypothesis, however.

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Re:Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, ... by zach on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @07:05PM (#11632690)
Furthermore, very-high-income areas (North NJ must have the highest furriers-per-capita in the US) tend to have a far higher median maternal age, which raises the likelihood of c-section.
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