A Rare C-Section Orangutan Birth Brings New Hope at the Memphis Zoo

Christmas came early at the Memphis Zoo with the much-anticipated arrival of an orangutan baby, a girl named Ruhana ...

Victoria Beckham’s dangerous birth trauma with son Brooklyn that sparked a national debate

Victoria Beckham was widely criticised for the way in which she opted to deliver her firstborn child Brooklyn with David ...
SciELO

Is Vaginal Breech Delivery Still a Safe Option?

Objective: To determine whether there was any difference in neonatal and maternal outcomes between breech vaginal delivery and cephalic vaginal delivery. Methods: A retrospective, case-control study ...
The New York Times

These Hospitals Figured Out How to Slash C-Section Rates

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room. By Sarah Kliff and Bianca Pallaro Sarah Kliff reported from Rochester, N.Y. Bianca Pallaro analyzed historical C-section ...
UUHC Health Feed

Healing at Home After a C-Section: A Novel Approach to Postpartum Care

Recovering from a major surgery like a C-section is not easy, but for mothers who have young children at home, these challenges are compounded. Finding time to rest and heal can feel impossible at ...
Science Daily

C-section births linked to sleepless nights and painful recoveries

Women who undergo C-sections are more likely to experience debilitating pain and sleep disorders in the months after giving birth. Researchers found both qualitative and large-scale data supporting ...
Newsday

C-section rates remain higher at Long Island hospitals despite risks

Doctors perform cesarean sections more frequently at Long Island hospitals than at counterparts elsewhere in New York, even though the surgery poses greater risks to mothers than vaginal births, a ...
Self

Why Do Thousands of Women Feel the Pain of Their C-sections?

Emily had a bad feeling about her Caesarian section before it started. The epidural had numbed her legs, but she could sense the catheter in her bladder, which seemed wrong to her as a labor and ...
Fierce Healthcare

Preventing post-C-section wound complications: How choosing the right single-use negative pressure wound therapy affects outcomes

In the U.S., the rate of Cesarean sections jumped 55% in the 25 years ending in 2021, and now, three in every 10 births occurs by C-section, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). With ...
Rolling Out

Natural birth versus C-section and which is actually better

The moment you find out you’re pregnant, the questions start flooding in. One of the biggest decisions you’ll face is how you want to deliver your baby. With C-section rates climbing and natural birth ...
People

A Mom-to-Be Says Her Mother Seems ‘Embarrassed’ She's Giving Birth Via C-Section — and Now Her Husband Is Furious

“But now you won't be able to tell people you've given birth to your baby, as a C-section isn't natural," the woman's mom said Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...
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What are Your Breech Birth Options?

Dr. Heather Jenkins, MD, CCFP, discusses What are Your Breech Birth Options? Researchers Have Discovered 2 New Dementia Risk Factors. Here's What They Are. Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump’s ...