Diana Burdette has dim memories of her first son, Azriel, being born two years ago — she had a cesarean section and did not see or hold her child for many hours after the surgery. It made it difficult ...

Caesarean sections are not necessarily riskier than vaginal deliveries and may be safer in some ways for the mother and baby in many cases, an expert panel concluded yesterday. The panel convened by ...

WEBVTT WHY THE DOCTORS WHO PERFORM THE HISTORIC SURGERY SAY THE CHANGE IN MEDICINE IS AN UPHILL BATTLE. HILLARY: AFTER A TRAUMATIC EMERGENCY C-SECTION WITH HER FIRST SON -- EVERYTHING LEADING UP TO IT ...

In monthly meetings, Ms. Culver made doctors aware of their C-section rates compared with their peers’. She also hung “first ...

The fascinating history of caesarean deliveries goes back to historic times. The word "Cesarean" actually originates from the Latin word "Caesus," which means "cut". It referred to the process of ...

C-sections can be lifesaving, but sometimes the procedure can be overused. Data helped show how a hospital decreased its ...

Thousands of Dutch women per year experience pain during C-section deliveriesEarlier this year, a large-scale international ...

A New York state lawmaker wants changes in medical oversight after learning of a botched C-section procedure uncovered by the News 4 I-team. "Certainly we need to get more facts about what happened ...

The global cesarean rate has climbed from about 7 percent in 1990 to more than 21 percent today. Projections suggest this figure may approach 29 percent by 2030. Yet the authors note that the rise has ...

CINCINNATI (AP) – Cincinnati Zoo officials say five cheetah cubs born after a rare C-section procedure are getting around-the-clock critical care in the zoo’s nursery. The zoo’s director of animal ...

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Olga Singo, a 26-year-old from the Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo, gave birth to her first child by cesarean section last year. “It was unplanned. It came as an emergency. I was told that my baby was big ...