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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2025 · 29 MIN

Season 2 of "The Retrievals" Seeks Solutions to Women's Surgical Pain

from All Of It with Alison Stewart · host WNYC

C-sections are among the most commonly performed surgeries in the world. But despite interventions aimed at numbing the pain of the procedure, many women can still feel the painful surgical process while it's taking place. In the second season of the New York Times podcast "The Retrievals," Susan Burton tells the stories of some women who have been through this horrific experience, tries to understand why anesthesia sometimes fails, and explores approaches to solving this problem. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Despite interventions to numb the pain of a C-Section, many women can still feel the painful surgical process while it's taking place.

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C-sections are among the most commonly performed surgeries in the world. But despite interventions aimed at numbing the pain of the procedure, many women can still feel the painful surgical process while it's taking place. In the second season of...

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