Almost one-third of births in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section — or C-section. Surgical births are performed in the hospital, with a medical team present. Gentle C-sections allow you more ...

This Women’s History Month marks a sobering historical landmark: According to the Guttmacher Institute, 2021 was “the worst legislative year ever for U.S. abortion rights,” and Roe v. Wade could be ...

Officials in Florida decided a viable unborn child has legal standing worthy of state protection. Legally, however, that ...

In a medical first, four women have undergone a two-in-one operation to deliver a baby as well as cut their risk of ovarian cancer. A caesarean surgery and ovary removal are usually two standalone ...

Doctors perform cesarean sections more frequently at Long Island hospitals than at counterparts elsewhere in New York, even though the surgery poses greater risks to mothers than vaginal births, a ...

Caesarean section deliveries, commonly known as C-sections, are lifesaving procedures when complications during pregnancy or labour threaten the health of the mother or baby. However, doctors across ...

The symptoms can occur months or even years after the surgery. Credit...Getty Images Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer Q: I had a C-section about a year ago, but my scar still sometimes hurts, ...