The global cesarean rate has climbed from about 7 percent in 1990 to more than 21 percent today. Projections suggest this figure may approach 29 percent by 2030. Yet the authors note that the rise has ...

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

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

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Women's Health have identified recent national trends in ...

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

At 1.3 million procedures each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists cesarean delivery as the most frequently-performed inpatient surgery in the U.S. Both public and private ...

June 3, 2009 — Neonates born after elective subsequent cesarean delivery have significantly higher rates of respiratory morbidity and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission and longer length of ...

The most common technique used for closing the uterus after a cesarean delivery causes so many long-term complications that ...

A recent report in JAMA has identified a tipping point that reverses the advantage of cesarean delivery on reducing maternal and infant mortality. There is reason for excitement as emerging data help ...

Most women with low-risk pregnancy should be allowed to spend more time in the first stage of labor to avoid unnecessary cesareans, according to new joint guidelines from the American College of ...

There are many reasons women need cesareans. Sometimes the situation is truly life-threatening. But often the problem is that labor simply isn't progressing. That was the case for Valerie Echo Duckett ...