Wear sturdy shoes with good traction and dress in layers that you can remove as you warm up. Keep music low, choose well-lit ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Disparities in prevalence of C-sections and post-cesarean care have long been recognized, and it was only in 2021 that race ...

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 ...

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 ...

Amanda Koop, of Michigan, watched her son being born via cesarean section. A hospital in Michigan is giving birthing parents a new way to stay connected during a cesarean section delivery. Spectrum ...

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

Being born by cesarean section may have long-term health consequences, increasing your risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes as an adult, a study of more than 30,000 US women suggests. The research, ...