The type of anesthesia a woman receives during a cesarean delivery can play a big role in reducing her risk for postpartum depression, new research suggests. Regional anesthesia may be better for a ...

As cesarean delivery (C-section) rates continue to rise worldwide, experts at NYU Langone Health are highlighting a surgical ...

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 ...

For years, researchers have documented health differences between babies born vaginally versus by cesarean section—work that ...

Childbirth is no walk in the park—no matter how your baby is delivered. There is a stigma around Cesarean deliveries, or c-sections, that incorrectly assumes they are “the easy way out,” but that is ...

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How much do you know about a Cesarean section? Maybe you know someone who had the surgical procedure after complications during childbirth that required a baby to be delivered as soon as possible. Or ...

Amanda Koop, of Michigan, watched her son being born via cesarean section. A hospital in Michigan is giving birthing parents a new way to stay connected during a cesarean section delivery. Spectrum ...

Constipation after a cesarean delivery may occur due to changes in dietary intake, dehydration, or hesitation to defecate due to pain following the procedure. Symptoms of constipation can include hard ...