My first two births were unplanned C-sections and took a while to process. The last two were planned C-sections and I knew ...

Black women in New Jersey with unscheduled deliveries are 25% more likely to deliver by cesarean section than white mothers, ...

Compared with standard ones—in which the mother’s view is blocked by a drape, she is mostly uninvolved, and the baby and ...

Although the media like to put a negative spin on this increase by focusing on the number of unnecessary cesareans, what often gets left out of the discussion is the number of babies whose lives ...

Cesareans may also be performed if other complications arise to make vaginal birth too risky. Tragically, such emergency surgery is often not an option in remote villages in the developing world.

Cesareans account for almost one in every three births, and some women find the experience traumatizing or alienating, saying the surgery makes it feel more like a medical experience than a major ...

Black mothers are having unnecessary C-sections in New Jersey at a much higher rate than white women, even when treated by ...

Americans owe at least $220 billion in medical debt. In one of the states hardest hit, North Carolina, Terry Belk is still ...

Part of the controversy stems from our inability to answer the question of whether misoprostol used in low doses to induce labor in women without prior cesareans, is any less safe than other ...

explained that the constant sweating and moisture caused by extreme heat increases the risks of wound or fungal infection in those who have had cesareans or require vaginal stitching. But the ...

Cesareans account for almost one in every three births, and some women find the experience traumatizing or alienating, saying the surgery makes it feel more like a medical experience than a major ...