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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published this scientific paper. It is a credible medical journal and peer reviewed by other doctors.

This article was found on Science Direct. This is a leading database with advanced research and is peer-reviewed. It was originally published in Seminars for Perinatology, a medical journal for perinatologists, obstetricians, pediatricians, epidemiologists, etc. It focuses on individual issues per issue to emphasize new developments.

Yale Medicine is a top Tier 1 Medical School that is accredited and reliable. They offer specialist expertise, advanced and innovative technology and a multidisciplinary approach.

PBS has been rated as a consistent reliable source where they report accurate information. It is a nationally-recognized source of information.

This article is published under the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. They work to increase the health security of the United States and conduct research, along with providing health information to the public.

The GAO oversees (with Congress) federal programs and operations to keep them accountable for the United States. It is a reliable source for technical information.

This is a public Facebook group with many links to both reputable and non-reputable sources. It shares many Twitter (X) links or claims from known biased news organizations. It also goes into how home-birthing is better and natural pain relief is the way to go. While this may be the approach some people may take it should not be educated as the only way because that is not realistic for all people. There are also people advertising their own agendas or products/recommendations.

The information in this specific post is credible and cites data from the CDC. However, X (Twitter) is well known to contribute to large amounts of misinformation. Misinformation is more common than actual information on this platform. While some information may be credible it does need to be double-checked by a reliable source of credible information.

This is a public source where people can ask questions and other people can answer. While experts or credible people could answer, it is hard to find reliable information on Reddit, and, more often than not, there are inflammatory claims made on the site. Misinformation can be found just by scrolling a little ways and it tends to be more opinion rather than actual data.

This blog is written by an economist, who is not an expert in the field, and they claim credible sources are incorrect. While some things written are factual, it is more based in opinion and disproving than actual reliable information.