Cesarean birth:
1. is declining in frequency in the 21st century in the United States.
2. is more likely to be for the poor in public hospitals who don't get the nurse coun-seling of wealthier patients.
3. is performed primarily for the benefit of the fetus.
4. can be either elected or refused by women as their absolute legal right.
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1. Incorrect. Cesarean births are increasing in the United States this century.
2. Incorrect. Wealthier women, with health insurance, in a private hospital are more likely to experience cesarean birth.
3. Correct. The most common indications for cesarean birth are danger to the fetus related to labor and birth complications.
4. Incorrect. A woman's right to elect cesarean surgery is in dispute, as is her right to refuse if by doing so she endangers the fetus. Legal issues are not absolutely clear.
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