In monthly meetings, Ms. Culver made doctors aware of their C-section rates compared with their peers’. She also hung “first ...

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

General anesthesia appears to be safe for both mother and baby during a C-section, researchers recently reported in the ...

Today, nearly 1 in 3 births in the United States are performed by cesarean section, and a growing number of those are planned rather than done in response to an emergency. Planned C-sections allow ...

Wear sturdy shoes with good traction and dress in layers that you can remove as you warm up. Keep music low, choose well-lit ...

In 2020, more than 30 percent of births in the United States were by cesarean (C-section), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 60 years ago, though, only 5 percent of ...

Disparities in prevalence of C-sections and post-cesarean care have long been recognized, and it was only in 2021 that race ...

Recovering from a C-section while caring for a newborn is tough—but what if you could heal at home with expert support?

New study shows rising trend in increase in C-section births for Black individuals while they drop for other groups.

Bonding is not a single golden hour, and a C-section does not put you behind. With the right support, connection grows ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The increase in cesarean sections is on the verge of a global epidemic. Though the World Health Organization recommends an optimal C-section rate of 10-15 percent, the United ...