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Article: Asia's rise in Caesareans? It's in the starsAstrology and medical advances bring more scheduled deliveries
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- International Herald Tribune
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- May 10, 2007
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Thomas Fuller
International Herald Tribune
05-10-2007
When the time came, the doctor stood over Suthasinee Santikanavin's bulging belly and said: ''It's almost 9:19. We are going to pull the baby out.'' The birth of Suthasinee's daughter was written in the stars, at least according to a Thai astrologer who helped pick the precise day, hour and minute that the infant should be extracted from her mother's womb by Caesarean section.Suthasinee's husband, Mahakanasnan, an intelligence officer for the Thai Navy, stood anxiously beside the operating table and made sure the auspicious timing was respected. He programmed the alarms in both of his cellphones, one in each pocket, to vibrate silently ...