One mom called the "gentle" C-section experience "amazing." — -- When Tara Martinez gave birth to her second child, she was able to watch the birth and have immediate skin-to-skin contact with ...

The moment you find out you’re pregnant, the questions start flooding in. One of the biggest decisions you’ll face is how you want to deliver your baby. With C-section rates climbing and natural birth ...

You may plan for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) for an easier recovery, but the delivery may not always go according ...

A cesarean section represents a significant medical decision that doctors don’t recommend lightly. While vaginal deliveries remain the preferred method for most births, specific circumstances can make ...

Researchers look into why Black women are 25% more likely to undergo an unnecessary C-section. Recent research shows that pregnant Black women are 25% more likely to undergo an unnecessary C-section ...

Recovering from a major surgery like a C-section is not easy, but for mothers who have young children at home, these challenges are compounded. Finding time to rest and heal can feel impossible at ...

It’s easy to feel anxious when hearing stories about C-sections, especially the idea that organs might be removed. In reality ...

Emily had a bad feeling about her Caesarian section before it started. The epidural had numbed her legs, but she could sense the catheter in her bladder, which seemed wrong to her as a labor and ...

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Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room. By Sarah Kliff and Bianca Pallaro Sarah Kliff reported from Rochester, N.Y. Bianca Pallaro analyzed historical C-section ...