Almost one-third of births in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section — or C-section. Surgical births are performed in the hospital, with a medical team present. Gentle C-sections allow you more ...

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and ...

Congratulations, you’re expecting! This exciting time includes a lot of changes for you, as well as planning for the arrival of your baby and the not-so-distant future. It can also mean lots of ...

Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used ...

She sits before me in tears, a positive pregnancy test on the counter in front of us. It’s not that my patient doesn’t want a fourth child. But she is haunted by memories of her third cesarean section ...

Now, her story is changing how people think about the role of in-laws The moment a new mom walks through her front door for the first time with her baby can be equal parts magical and overwhelming.

Having a baby is exciting for anyone. New parents look forward to the first few days of bonding with their new baby once the birth is over. However, when the baby arrives via c-section, the early ...

Despite the low number of vaginal births among patients who have previously had cesarean sections, Kentucky providers ...

A Suwon court ordered a hospital to compensate a family after doctors refused to perform a C-section during a difficult ...

Every day, roughly 10,000 babies are born in the United States, and about a third of them are born via Cesarean section. This share has gone up significantly over time, and many in the scientific ...