Ask a group of moms about their birth stories, and chances are at least one of them delivered by Cesarean section. In fact, about one-third of all babies are born through C-section today. Some ...

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and ...

A record proportion of Victorian mums are giving birth via C-section, after the caesarean rate reached a high of 42.6 per ...

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

A C-section birth is not an ‘easy way out’; it’s a brave and beautiful journey that deserves just as much celebration as any other birth. Whether your C-section was planned or unexpected, it marks ...

There's no correct way to give birth. Whether you opt for a cesarean section, forgo drugs, or go the home birth route, every birth is unique and special in its own right. Still, one mom was left ...

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Every pregnancy journey and the birth experience are unique. You may plan for a normal delivery, but it can change to a ...

Women born by cesarean section were 11% more likely to be obese and had a 46% higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared with women born by vaginal delivery, according to a study ...

Birth by cesarean section was associated with an increase in risk for childhood asthma, researchers reported in European Respiratory Journal. Researchers assessed the influence of birth by cesarean ...

When my daughter’s delivery went off the script I had imagined, it made me wonder about what we ask from our birth stories. Owen, Oct. 17, 2014; 12 seconds old.Credit...Artwork by Christian Berthelot ...

To help, Midwife Vic – founder of c-sectionUK – has shared her essential advice that she gives new mums every day: from how ...