VBAC or ‘Vaginal Birth After Cesarean’ may be a good and safe alternative for many individuals. Nevertheless, some physical, ...

A cesarean section, or C-section, is a planned or emergency surgical procedure to remove puppies directly from a pregnant dog’s uterus. While the procedure can save the puppies or the mother dog’s ...

It is commonly believed that a woman who has undergone a c-section delivery will have to opt for the same method while giving birth to her next child. But medical experts are trying to dispel this ...

The type of cut you have in your lower abdomen can determine if you can have a vaginal birth after a C-section. The success of VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) depends on the incision made in your ...

When Clarel Antoine, MD, of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City, reflected on his decades-long career performing hundreds of cesarean sections, he realized his patients didn't seem to ...

Camilla Luddington’s Grey’s Anatomy pregnant character, Jo, survived an emergency C-section — and the premature birth of her twin babies — but she’s not out of the woods just yet. During the Thursday, ...

As we mark Cesarean Section Day, we celebrate the women whose birth stories unfolded inside an operating room—stories marked by courage. A C-section may be a medical procedure, but for countless moms, ...

C-section scars present distinct considerations due to their location on the lower abdomen, an area that experiences frequent movement, stretching, and friction from clothing. These 4-6 inch incisions ...

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found. Nearly every woman who gives birth in an ...

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 ...

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

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 ...