Nothing about having babies has been easy for me. After struggling with unexplained infertility for a year and a half, my first pregnancy ended in an unplanned cesarean section. So, the second time ...

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 ...

A caesarean (or C-section) is when a cut is made in your tummy and womb to deliver your baby. In the UK around 25% of babies are born via Caesarean section. Around 10% are elective C-sections (i.e.

Many cesarean sections are necessary to minimize the danger from complications such as placenta previa – when the placenta blocks the opening of the cervix – or a baby is in a breech position. Surgery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. April is C-Section Awareness Month, and this year, the meaning hits much closer to home. I recently gave birth via Cesarean ...

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 ...

Doctors are more likely to subject pregnant Black women to unnecessary cesarean deliveries than pregnant white women, particularly when operating rooms are sitting empty, according to research ...

Children born by planned C-section have an increased risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) later in life. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet.

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 ...

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As we mark Cesarean Section Day, we celebrate the women whose birth stories unfolded inside an operating room—stories marked by courage. A C-section may be a medical procedure, but for countless moms, ...

In the U.S., the rate of Cesarean sections jumped 55% in the 25 years ending in 2021, and now, three in every 10 births occurs by C-section, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). With ...