As the number of cesarean sections has increased over the past 30 years, a faster surgical closure technique has gained widespread use but may increase long-term complications.

In many industrialized countries, the cesarean rate has risen over the last 20 years and the WHO has recommended reducing it. Doctors and midwives are in demand, but also expectant mothers. From 10 to ...

Prior cesarean delivery was associated with higher postmolar gestational trophoblastic neoplasia risk, without evidence of greater chemoresistance.

Reducing the rate of cesarean sections among women considered at low risk for delivery by that method is a goal of Healthy People 2030. Prior research suggests that perinatal mood and anxiety ...

Cesarean section is one of the most commonly performed procedures for women, with almost a third of women in many developed countries experiencing cesarean section when they give birth. The rate of ...

Researchers say inducing labor a week or two early reduces the chances of needing a cesarean delivery. It’s also better for the health of the mother and the baby. Share on Pinterest A cesarean ...

Doctors say that if both mother and baby are stable, breastfeeding can be started immediately after the operation. Many ...

New research, which has been published in the journal Science Advances, explains how giving birth through a cesarean delivery may lead to weight gain in the offspring. Share on Pinterest As more and ...

Recent research into over 20 million births concluded that babies born by Cesarean section are more likely to develop autism. Analysis of 61 studies has also found that babies born by Cesarean are a ...

For low-risk, first-time moms, Santa Barbara’s Cottage Hospital had a Cesarean-section rate of 29.5 percent — a number that’s too high, according to Covered California, the state’s marketplace for ...

The most plausible mechanism linking cesarean section with later diseases is the hygiene hypothesis. 5 The basis of this hypothesis is that during the birth process the mouths of newborns delivered ...

In September 2010, the Chinese Web portal Netease posted a page titled “Why Are Chinese Women Afraid of Natural Childbirth?” The headline might have sounded hyperbolic, but it was anything but. The ...