JWA Book Talks with Rachel Somerstein on Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section

Judith Rosenbaum, CEO of the Jewish Women's Archive, talks with Rachel Somerstein about her book, Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section, an incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America—the cesarean section—and an exposé on the disturbing state of maternal medical care. January 30, 2025. 

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Jewish Women's Archive. "JWA Book Talks with Rachel Somerstein on Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section." (Viewed on September 11, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/jwa-book-talks-rachel-somerstein-invisible-labor-untold-story-cesarean-section>.