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 ...

Worldwide, obesity has tripled since 1975, according to the World Health Organization. This includes an astounding 39 million children under age 5 who were considered overweight or obese in 2020.

Lying on the operating table after a planned C-section, Niki Jensen was told by doctors that they had found something incredibly rare. Instantly, the 29-year-old business owner went into panic mode, ...

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, ...

When journalist and professor Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She says she could literally feel the operation as it was happening. Later, ...

As a New York State Assemblymember, my roles as a mother and grandmother have greatly impacted my tenure in the Legislature. My three “babies” are now having babies of their own. So, when I think ...

Obstetricians are more likely to perform unnecessary operations on pregnant Black women, according to a large new study of hospital deliveries in New Jersey. Black women are more likely than White ...

Caesarean section may have potential health impact on the immune system compared to a child born naturally. Here’s how mode of delivery affects the immune system of a child and how we can boost our ...