This isn’t an argument against vaginal birth, and caesareans aren’t without risk. But in the context of failing maternity services, it gives me the greatest sense of calm, says Sharon Gaffka, a realit ...

There is no evidence to support postulated associations between mode of delivery and subsequent maternal sexual enjoyment or frequency of intercourse, according to a new study from the University of ...

A vaginal birth after caesarean (known as a VBAC) is when a woman who has had a caesarean has a vaginal birth down the track. When a woman chooses a VBAC she is cared for much like she would during a ...

Doctors recommend the surgery if a vaginal birth is too risky A CAESAREAN section is an operation that allows babies to be delivered through a cut made in the belly and womb. The procedure is often ...

The Caesarean section rate in the United States reached 32 percent in 2007, the country’s highest rate ever, health officials are reporting. The rate has been climbing steadily since 1996, setting ...

World Health Organisation says procedure carries health risks, but does not improve mortality rates in countries where high numbers are performed Caesarean sections should only be carried out when ...

Caesarean sections are on the rise. In Australia one in three babies are born this way, and once a mother has one caesarean she's got at least a 50% chance of having another one in a following ...

Explore why Jammu and Kashmir's private hospitals have India's highest C-section rate, driven by various medical and social ...

We’ve come a long way from the first documented successful caesarean. In 1500, Jacob Nufer, a Swiss farmer who castrated pigs for a living, operated on his wife after a labour of several days ...