Experts say one way to avoid unnecessary C-sections is to choose a hospital with low rates for the procedure. But many states withhold that data.

Now, her story is changing how people think about the role of in-laws The moment a new mom walks through her front door for the first time with her baby can be equal parts magical and overwhelming.

Pregnant women are not being warned of the potentially fatal risks of vaginal birth after C-section, a coroner has warned following the death of a newborn baby. Mabel Williams died at just six days ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa — UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital and the Finley Health Foundation will soon begin renovations on the Family Birthing Suites’ dedicated C-section suite, with completion expected by ...

Doctors perform cesarean sections more frequently at Long Island hospitals than at counterparts elsewhere in New York, even though the surgery poses greater risks to mothers than vaginal births, a ...

Emily had a bad feeling about her Caesarian section before it started. The epidural had numbed her legs, but she could sense the catheter in her bladder, which seemed wrong to her as a labor and ...

In the U.S., the rate of Cesarean sections jumped 55% in the 25 years ending in 2021, and now, three in every 10 births occurs by C-section, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). With ...

New York has one of the highest cesarean section rates in the country for low-risk pregnancies, according to Leapfrog, with over 28% of such births ending in surgery. That’s well above national and ...

The moment you find out you’re pregnant, the questions start flooding in. One of the biggest decisions you’ll face is how you want to deliver your baby. With C-section rates climbing and natural birth ...

A cesarean section represents a significant medical decision that doctors don’t recommend lightly. While vaginal deliveries remain the preferred method for most births, specific circumstances can make ...

Smith+Nephew's PICO sNPWT device significantly reduced surgical site complications in C-section patients compared with another sNPWT device. The study showed PICO sNPWT led to lower rates of ...