EMMA CUSDEN had always assumed she would give birth naturally. But once she became pregnant that calm assumption quickly ...

If more pregnant women delivered their babies at midwife-led birth centers, the nation’s C-section rate would go down and cost savings would go up, reversing the current twin trend of rising health ...

In recent years, a significant shift in cesarean section procedures has transformed the experience for mothers, moving it from a purely medical intervention to a more intimate, personal moment. The ...

Our data analysis of over 1,700 hospitals across the US suggests that for-profit healthcare systems appear more susceptible ...

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 ...

A photographer garnered a slew of criticism and was accused of being insensitive after her text conversation with a new mom was posted to Reddit. Posting to the subreddit "r/badwomansanatom," the ...

Birth by C-section more than doubles odds of measles vaccine failure. Researchers say it is vital that children born by caesarean section receive two doses of the measles vaccine for robust protection ...

Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry had to get a C-section to deliver her twins, and she wasn’t happy about it. She mentioned that her most straightforward births in the past were the ones she had ...

When journalist and professor Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She says she could literally feel the operation as it was happening. Later, ...