Pregnant women who previously birthed by cesarean section are presented with a choice: whether to try for a vaginal birth, or book in for a repeat caesar. Those mulling over a vaginal birth are ...

It’s commonly understood that having a baby can be a primary cause of later pelvic floor problems, such as bladder leakage. While giving birth can be a very special and joyful time, it can sometimes ...

Turkish medical professionals say C-sections are more time-efficient for medical staff - 30 minutes compared to 12 hours for ...

Events at birth may affect the microbes living in a baby's gut during the first few months of life, leading to a higher risk of childhood obesity and allergies, according to a new study published in ...

Women in Australia are more likely to have an unplanned caesarean birth if they give birth in a private hospital rather than a public hospital – independent of their health status during pregnancy or ...

"Caesarean birth injury rates have risen for mums and babies but training and a new device could change that." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 07 / 230711133235.htm (accessed ...

A new systematic review has found that both the way a baby is born and exposure to antibiotics around the time of birth could ...

Falischa Moss had just a moment to make a life-or-death decision: have a cesarean section or risk her life and those of her two unborn daughters. When she went to a hospital to have the twins in 2017, ...

Women born by cesarean section were 11% more likely to be obese and had a 46% higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared with women born by vaginal delivery, according to a study ...

The mother-of-four thought she was going to lose her life during what she found to be a “horrific” procedure. But ask her about her recent birth to twins Tom and Darcy, who completed the now-family-of ...