Experts say one way to avoid unnecessary C-sections is to choose a hospital with low rates for the procedure. But many states ...

Women who undergo C-sections are more likely to experience debilitating pain and sleep disorders in the months after giving ...

New mothers are more likely to experience severe pain that disrupts sleep and activities of daily living, as well as develop ...

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 ...

The type of anesthesia a woman receives during a cesarean delivery can play a big role in reducing her risk for postpartum depression, new research suggests. Regional anesthesia may be better for a ...

How much do you know about a Cesarean section? Maybe you know someone who had the surgical procedure after complications during childbirth that required a baby to be delivered as soon as possible. Or ...

Sex post-C-section isn't smoother than post-vaginal birth, even though there's likely less tearing. Pregnancy puts pressure on the pelvic floor, and birth shifts hormones that affect sexual function.

Fanchon Turnbull Stults was a first-time mom, excitedly planning for her baby boy, when halfway through her pregnancy she learned he was in a breech position. Breech babies, babies who are angled butt ...

A cesarean delivery, also called C-section, requires more time to recover than a vaginal delivery. The big C-section scar takes time to heal, and your back and abdominal muscles need time to gain ...

Among women who delivered by C-section, 68.9 percent conceived within the next three years, compared with 76.7 percent of women who delivered vaginally. By Nicholas Bakalar Women have lower rates of ...

New research reveals that the bacterial composition of a newborn's gut may be dependent on how the baby is delivered. Gut bacteria found in children delivered by cesarean section largely reflected the ...