In recent years, a significant shift in cesarean section procedures has transformed the experience for mothers, moving it from a purely medical intervention to a more intimate, personal moment. The ...

It used to be a given: Women who had a baby by cesarean section only had the option of delivering any following pregnancy by C-section. However, that’s no longer the case. Vaginal birth is now an ...

Panel expected to issue recommendations today on ways to lower cesarean rates. March 10, 2010— -- Cesarean births are at an all-time high and fewer women who've had a C-section are opting for ...

All along, Julia Maeda knew she wanted to have her baby naturally. For her, that meant in a hospital, vaginally, without an epidural for pain relief. This was her first pregnancy. And although she is ...

Aspen Valley Hospital's board of directors voted unanimously on Monday to immediately stop performing vaginal births for women who have previously had cesarean sections. The decision backs a ...

Caesarean section births have been ticking upward in recent years after a decade of gradual declines. But the number of repeat C-sections – people who have them for subsequent deliveries – is falling.

Imagine childbirth with less pain and a quicker recovery time. Sound too good to be true? It isn’t. In fact, it’s the latest anesthesia option for scheduled C-sections available to expecting moms in ...

MAY 28, 2008, WHITE PLAINS, NY – Cesarean sections account for nearly all of the increase in U.S. singleton preterm births, according to an analysis of nine years of national birth data. Between 1996 ...

A mom of two is going viral for her public service announcement everyone needs to hear this C-section awareness month. Adriana Goblirsch, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, shared footage from her own ...