You may prepare yourself for a normal delivery, but your doctor may suggest a C-section at the last moment. It is usually done after assessing your condition and what is in the best interest of you ...

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

Women with ADHD are more likely to have planned caesarean sections and give birth to larger-than-expected babies, according to a Swedish study of 1.6 ...

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

Cesarean section rates vary widely across U.S. counties, yet it remains unclear how much of this variation reflects demand-side factors (such as patient risk or preferences) versus supply-side factors ...

Readers respond to a front-page article about fetal heart monitoring and C-sections. Also: When Shirley MacLaine was the ...

In a large Japanese birth cohort, cesarean delivery was not linked to higher risks of eczema, wheezing, atopic dermatitis, or ...

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

Normal delivery vs C-section: Everyone has an opinion, but not all of them are true. From labour pain fears to bonding myths, doctors explain what is fact and what is just a myth in childbirth. Before ...

Roughly one in 10 pregnant women in the US undergoes a cesarean section that experts say could have been avoided. One of the strongest predictors of her risk of a medically unnecessary C-section isn't ...