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 ...

In case you didn't know, the month of April is Cesarean Awareness Month. It's a campaign done to help educate people about both the risks and benefits of surgical births. C-sections for first-time ...

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 ...

If you're pregnant or planning to have a baby soon, you've probably been given lots of advice and information about what you might experience during and after the birth. But less information is often ...

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 in PLoS Medicine.

C-section is a major surgery. While the joy of becoming a mother cannot be measured, it is also important to remember that C-section recovery requires extra care. Unlike a vaginal birth, the healing ...

An older cesarean section closure technique may reduce the complications caused by the surgery. Though faster, the technique now used most frequently seems to be responsible for the creation of ...

Having a caesarean section, more commonly known to as a C-section, is considered one of the most common operations nationwide ...

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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 ...