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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here’s what to ask your health care provider. By Anna Nowogrodzki This story was originally published on May 2, 2019 on NYT Parenting. If you’re pregnant and you’ve previously had a cesarean section, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Experts stress that ‘no birth is entirely without risk, including caesarean’. More babies in England are now born by caesarean section than by a spontaneous vaginal birth, for the first time on record ...

"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 ...

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, ...