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 ...

Cesarean section (C-section) childbirth is a common surgical procedure used to deliver babies when a vaginal birth is not possible or safe. While it can be life-saving for both mother and baby, it is ...

Vaginal birth after a previous cesarean section is associated with an increased risk of pelvic floor surgery compared with planning another cesarean, according to a new study. The findings provide ...

How much do you know about a Cesarean section? Maybe you know someone who had the surgical procedure after complications during childbirth that required a baby to be delivered as soon as possible. Or ...

Kennedy and her daughter Caroline. Caroline was born via planned cesarean section in 1957 following the stillborn birth of Kennedy's daughter Arabella in 1956. Few first ladies past or present have ...

Vaginal birth after a previous cesarean section is associated with an increased risk of pelvic floor surgery compared with planning another cesarean, according to research publishing November 22 nd in ...

Regional anesthesia—typically with a spinal or epidural block—has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to ...

Olga Singo, a 26-year-old from the Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo, gave birth to her first child by cesarean section last year. “It was unplanned. It came as an emergency. I was told that my baby was big ...