There is no evidence to support postulated associations between mode of delivery and subsequent maternal sexual enjoyment or frequency of intercourse, according to a new study from the University of ...

Caesarean section is the most common surgery performed in the world. About 25% of babies are delivered by caesarean section in general. Planned caesarean section is performed in certain cases where ...

A vaginal birth after caesarean (known as a VBAC) is when a woman who has had a caesarean has a vaginal birth down the track. When a woman chooses a VBAC she is cared for much like she would during a ...

The delivery of a baby by caesarean just an hour sooner may have helped him cope far better with a difficult birth, a specialist obstetrician has told a Townsville inquest.

Maternity services in England have received new guidelines today which for the first time set out a woman's right to choose a caesarean section even if there is no clinical need and obliges midwives ...

Caesarean sections are on the rise. In Australia one in three babies are born this way, and once a mother has one caesarean she's got at least a 50% chance of having another one in a following ...

The Caesarean section rate in the United States reached 32 percent in 2007, the country’s highest rate ever, health officials are reporting. The rate has been climbing steadily since 1996, setting ...

World Health Organisation says procedure carries health risks, but does not improve mortality rates in countries where high numbers are performed Caesarean sections should only be carried out when ...

Introduction Postpartum haemorrhage remains the leading cause of maternal mortality globally and continues to ...

We’ve come a long way from the first documented successful caesarean. In 1500, Jacob Nufer, a Swiss farmer who castrated pigs for a living, operated on his wife after a labour of several days ...