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Ten mom-tested truths about C-sections, backed by leading medical guidance, to help you plan your birth, advocate in the OR ...

The combined rate of heart attack, stroke, bleeding complications or death was 16.6% in the ticagrelor group and 14.2% in the ...

The most common technique used for closing the uterus after a cesarean delivery causes so many long-term complications that ...

Women with myasthenia gravis have higher rates of preterm birth and cesarean delivery, new findings show, underscoring the need for careful pregnancy management and monitoring.

Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used ...

Nearly every woman who gives birth in an American hospital is strapped with a belt of sensors to track the baby’s heartbeat. If the pattern is deemed abnormal — too slow, for example — doctors often ...

Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to ...

In a large Japanese birth cohort, cesarean delivery was not linked to higher risks of eczema, wheezing, atopic dermatitis, or ...

Opioid overdose deaths among people 65 and older have surged by 9,000% in less than a decade. Most children fast longer than ...

As she struggled through painful labour contractions, Spanish nurse Teresa pleaded with doctors not to perform a caesarean ...

Healthcare professionals from across India and international locations gathered in Hyderabad to transform how women ...