Playboy After Hours
October, 1984
Special DeliveryDr. George Thorngate, writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reminisced about difficult pregnancies he had seen to term. One in particular stuck out. As a medical missionary in China, Dr. Thorngate had recommended a Caesarean section for one patient. The expectant mother's family objected to the procedure, took the woman home and "chunged" her: Two women held her arms, another her feet, and the trio shook her violently until the baby came out.•We do...