Most cesarean section complications aren’t due to the operation itself. Instead, complications typically come from the reason for cesarean delivery or from general anesthesia. Overall, a cesarean ...

Many C-section wound infections appear within the first weeks after delivery, rather than in the hospital. There are many reasons and risk factors, including chronic health conditions, certain ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — The number of previous cesarean deliveries a woman has undergone has an effect on the optimal time for subsequent cesarean delivery, according to a new study of almost 6500 women.

According to the National Health Service in the U.K., cesarean sections have become a more common way of giving birth Getty For the first time ever, more babies are being born through cesarean ...

There are many reasons women need cesareans. Sometimes the situation is truly life-threatening. But often the problem is that labor simply isn't progressing. That was the case for Valerie Echo Duckett ...

In cases of breech presentation, planned cesarean delivery is associated with fewer adverse outcomes than vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery during labor, according to a study of 52,671 breech ...

Women who have cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb which are known to increase the likelihood of premature births in future ...

According to legend, somewhere in the lands of the Roman Republic, some time around 100 B.C.E., a man named Gaius Julius Caesar (perhaps you've heard of him) was brought into the world by being cut ...

A post-cesarean wound infection can occur when bacteria get into the incision wound after a cesarean delivery or C-section. Doctors can treat surgical wound infections with medications and proper ...

A vaginal birth after cesarean (known as a VBAC) is when a woman who has had a cesarean has a vaginal birth down the track. In Australia, about 12% of women have a vaginal birth for a subsequent baby ...