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

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

Miya Vidal was 21 when she learned she was pregnant with her first child in September 2024 — and when daughter Essence ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery ...

General anesthesia might be appropriate for some pregnant women during a cesarean section delivery. Babies born with general ...

While the husband's reaction was hilarious, many new parents are in the same boat when it comes to high hospital bills.

The United States is the most expensive country to give birth in the world, but new legislative efforts could change that ...

New study shows rising trend in increase in C-section births for Black individuals while they drop for other groups.