Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean SectionAn incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in Americathe cesarean sectionand an expos on the disturbing state of maternal medical care When Rachel Somerstein had an unplanned C section with her first child, the experience was anything but routine. A series of errors by her clinicians led to a real life nightmare: surgery without anesthesia. The ensuing mental and physical complications left her