Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Women's Health have identified recent national trends in ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Women's Health have identified recent national trends in ...

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

Blood-thinning drugs that doctors often prescribe interchangeably after procedures to reopen narrowed heart arteries don’t work equally well in patients with diabetes, a study from India found.

General anesthesia appears to be safe for both mother and baby during a C-section, researchers recently reported in the ...

Dr. Urooj Yasir Khan, gynecologist at CDA Capital Hospital Islamabad, said the rise in C-sections is not unique to Pakistan. Globally, the ideal rate should be between 10 and 15 percent according to ...