C-sections are the most frequently performed major surgeries in the world. So why do so many patients feel severe pain during them? Season 2 of the award-winning podcast “The Retrievals” is an investigation into this underreported problem — and the new effort to solve it. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get...
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S02 Episode 4: The Solutions
Sometimes you can’t wait for research to tell you what to do — you just have to go ahead and do it. We get back on L&D with Clara, Mindy and Heather. Subscribe now to get early acc…
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55 min
S02 Episode 3: The Guidelines
Pain during a cesarean section isn’t a new problem. But for a long time, it’s been a hidden one. In England, a patient named Susanna not only brings the problem to doctors’ attenti…
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45 min
S02 Episode 2: The Speech
What went wrong with Clara’s delivery? And can Heather get doctors to talk about it? To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on…
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48 min
S02 Episode 1: The Case
Clara is a labor and delivery nurse, so she has a pretty good idea of what to expect when she delivers her own twins at the same hospital where she works. But she wasn’t prepared f…
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Trailer: The Retrievals, Season 2
C-sections are the most frequently performed major surgeries in the world. So why do so many patients feel severe pain during them? Season 2 of the award-winning podcast “The Retri…
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Where To Find Episodes 3-5 Of The Retrievals
To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts. To find out about new…
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47 min
Bonus - Heavyweight: #49 Another Roadside Attraction
This week, we're sharing an episode from our friends over at Heavyweight, one we think listeners of The Retrievals would enjoy. You can listen to their new season now, where ever y…
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54 min
S01 Episode 5: The Outcomes
In fertility treatment, a successful outcome is defined as a healthy baby. In this story, the outcomes are complicated for everyone involved. To get full access to this show, and t…
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38 min
S01 Episode 4: The Clinic
What we know about what happened at the clinic. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscrib…
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4 min
S01 Bonus: Did this happen to you?
A message from Susan Burton. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/po…
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47 min
S01 Episode 3: The Sentence
At the nurse’s sentencing hearing, the patients learn a shocking detail that forces them to confront the limits of their compassion. To get full access to this show, and to other S…
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33 min
S01 Episode 2: The Nurse
The patients know what happened to them. Now they learn who did it. The story of the nurse whose own pain was also unseen. To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Prod…
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57 min
S01 Episode 1: The Patients
Patients at a fertility clinic experience excruciating, unexpected pain. For months the reason for that pain remains hidden. Then they get a letter from the clinic. To get full acc…
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Trailer: The Retrievals, Season 1
The patients in this story came to the Yale Fertility Center to pursue pregnancy. They began their I.V.F. cycles full of expectation and hope. Then a surgical procedure called egg…