A caesarean section (C-section) is a common surgery through which a baby is delivered. In this surgery, the baby is delivered through an incision made in the abdomen and uterus. Although a C-section ...

Consumer Reports has no relationship with any advertisers on this website. A third of babies born in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section, often referred to as a C-section, and researchers ...

Doctors face tough choices during difficult childbirths—often involving the decision of whether to perform a cesarean section operation. And in the background lies a question: To what extent are these ...

Is your baby in an awkward position? Is your labor not progressing? Do you have other health concerns? In any of these situations, you might need a cesarean delivery — commonly known as a cesarean ...

Cesarean section (C-section) procedures have increased dramatically around the world in the recent decades. Overweight and obesity rates, common risk factors for pregnancy outcomes and for C-sections, ...

Ever since I was diagnosed with "complete placenta previa," I was concerned about the following until the birth: "What is the ...

Some physicians are doing unnecessary and invasive surgery on pregnant patients “to preserve the appearance of not doing an abortion.” Surgeons performing a “classic cesarean section.” When news that ...

As a New York State Assemblymember, my roles as a mother and grandmother have greatly impacted my tenure in the Legislature. My three “babies” are now having babies of their own. So, when I think ...