The issue of cesarean section similarly reveals complications beyond the basic awareness that there are simply too many of them being performed.

Louis, was originally expected to miss just two games, but when minor complications arose from Liliana's Cesarean section Sunday, he decided to stay with her longer than expected.

Today, newer, less invasive tests and greater use of prenatal counseling can help women better assess their risk of giving birth to a child with serious problems; more women are delivering via cesarean section than ever before; and a new specialty--fetal surgery--has evolved to correct certain abnormalities like some types of spina bifida even before babies are born.