Women who deliver their first child by cesarean section, C-section…
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Women who deliver their first child by cesarean section, C-section, are less likely to conceive a second child than those who deliver vaginally, despite being just as likely to plan a subsequent pregnancy, according to researchers. The team followed more than 2,000 women for three years after they delivered their first child.
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How to read it
Women who deliver their first child by cesarean section,|C-section,|are less likely to conceive a second child|than those who deliver vaginally,‖despite being just as likely to plan a subsequent pregnancy,|according to researchers.‖The team followed more than 2,000 women for three years|after they delivered their first child.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| according | ac·CORD·ing | /əˈkɔrdɪŋ/ |
| delivered | de·LIV·ered | /dɪˈlɪvɚd/ |
| deliver | de·LIV·er | /dɪˈlɪvɚ/ |
| subsequent | SUB·se·quent | /ˈsʌbsəkwənt/ |
| pregnancy | PREG·nan·cy | /ˈprɛɡnənsi/ |
52 words, aim for 20–24 seconds. 2,000 = "two thousand" (read as 'more than two thousand women'); 'three years' is already in words. Breathe after vaginally and at the full stop ending the first sentence; short pauses around C-section and after pregnancy.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress de·LIV·er / de·LIV·ered and ac·CORD·ing on the second syllable, but SUB·se·quent and PREG·nan·cy on the first. Don't pause before 2,000—read it inside the phrase. Keep the -ed in followed, delivered and the -s in years, those.
General tip: cesarean section, C-section, is an aside—drop your pitch slightly on C-section and come back up for are less likely.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 研究人员称，第一胎通过剖腹产（C-section）分娩的女性，比阴道分娩的女性更不容易怀上第二个孩子，尽管她们计划再次怀孕的可能性相同。研究团队在 2,000 多名女性生下第一胎后对她们进行了三年的跟踪。
हिन्दी: शोधकर्ताओं के अनुसार, जो महिलाएँ अपने पहले बच्चे को सिज़ेरियन सेक्शन (सी-सेक्शन) से जन्म देती हैं, उनमें योनि-प्रसव करने वाली महिलाओं की तुलना में दूसरे बच्चे के गर्भधारण की संभावना कम होती है, जबकि अगली गर्भावस्था की योजना बनाने की संभावना दोनों में समान होती है। टीम ने 2,000 से अधिक महिलाओं पर उनके पहले बच्चे के जन्म के बाद तीन साल तक नज़र रखी।
नेपाली: अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरूका अनुसार, पहिलो बच्चा सिजेरियन सेक्सन (सी-सेक्सन) बाट जन्माउने महिलाहरूमा सामान्य (योनि) प्रसव गर्नेहरूको तुलनामा दोस्रो बच्चा गर्भधारण गर्ने सम्भावना कम हुन्छ, यद्यपि अर्को गर्भावस्थाको योजना बनाउने सम्भावना उत्तिकै हुन्छ। टोलीले 2,000 भन्दा बढी महिलाहरूलाई पहिलो बच्चा जन्माएपछि तीन वर्षसम्म अनुगमन गर्यो।
Tiếng Việt: Theo các nhà nghiên cứu, phụ nữ sinh con đầu lòng bằng phương pháp mổ lấy thai (C-section) ít có khả năng thụ thai đứa con thứ hai hơn những người sinh thường qua đường âm đạo, dù khả năng họ dự định mang thai lần tiếp theo là như nhau. Nhóm nghiên cứu đã theo dõi hơn 2.000 phụ nữ trong ba năm sau khi họ sinh con đầu lòng.
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Read Aloud format (Pearson)
| Prompt | Text up to 60 words |
|---|---|
| Preparation | 30–40 seconds |
| Time to answer | Depends on the length of the text |
| Skills assessed | Speaking |
| Scored on | Content; Pronunciation; Oral fluency |
How it is scored
- Content is scored by counting the correct words in your response.
- If you stay silent for more than 3 seconds, the recording stops.
- You can record your response only once.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.