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 ...

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 ...

New research suggests that children born via cesarean delivery are more likely to be hospitalized for allergies during their first 13 years. The study adds to evidence suggesting that the type of ...

Cesarean delivery linked to hysterectomy complications Women with at least 1 previous cesarean delivery have an increased risk of complications when undergoing a hysterectomy. Women who have had at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People who were delivered by cesarean section were more likely to receive a Crohn’s disease diagnosis later in ...

Following cesarean delivery, approximately 1 in 6 women demonstrated symptoms of postpartum depression. One in 6 women experienced symptoms of postpartum depression 2 months after cesarean delivery, ...

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 ...

Doctors say that if both mother and baby are stable, breastfeeding can be started immediately after the operation. Many doctors recommend skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby after delivery.

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 ...

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 ...

When Clarel Antoine, MD, of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, reflected on his decades-long career performing hundreds of cesarean sections, he realized his patients didn't seem to ...