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

Recent studies on women’s health have highlighted the continuing trend of excessive C-sections during childbirth, revealing ...

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

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 ...

More women are having Caesarean sections and induced labours than ever before, the HSE has said, with this partly linked to ...

Few children have had the opportunity to receive this tiny pacemaker, but Aurora, born in March, was the second South Texas ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...