Rates of cesarean delivery are rising globally. They now account for more than 30% of births in the United States. As a result, more women than ever face the decision of whether they should attempt a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cesarean delivery increased CVD hospital readmission risk vs. vaginal delivery. The strongest CVD risk for women ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About one in 11 women with cesarean deliveries at 34 weeks’ gestation or longer developed PTSD symptoms 2 months ...

It used to be a given: Women who had a baby by cesarean section only had the option of delivering any following pregnancy by C-section. However, that’s no longer the case. Vaginal birth is now an ...

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 ...

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 ...

Panel expected to issue recommendations today on ways to lower cesarean rates. March 10, 2010— -- Cesarean births are at an all-time high and fewer women who've had a C-section are opting for ...

Being born by cesarean section may have long-term health consequences, increasing your risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes as an adult, a study of more than 30,000 US women suggests. The research, ...

Women born by cesarean section were 11% more likely to be obese and had a 46% higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared with women born by vaginal delivery, according to a study ...

Reducing the rate of cesarean sections among women considered at low risk for delivery by that method is a goal of Healthy People 2030. Prior research suggests that perinatal mood and anxiety ...

New research suggests that cesarean births for transplant patients carry higher risks to baby and mother. Cesarean birth rates are on the rise, and this is especially true for high-risk pregnant women ...

This study explores whether the policies of financial incentives for the demand and supply sides lowered the Cesarean section rate. The materials used are birth cases obtained from a systematic ...