Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room. By Sarah Kliff and Bianca Pallaro Sarah Kliff reported from Rochester, N.Y. Bianca Pallaro analyzed historical C-section ...

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 ...

C-section Delivery Risks: Cases of C-section delivery are increasing rapidly in India. Why do doctors insist on it, and what harm can it cause to the mother and child? C- section Delivery Research: ...

C-sections can be lifesaving, but sometimes the procedure can be overused. Data helped show how a hospital decreased its rates of the operation in healthy first-time mothers. By Sarah Kliff Times ...

Endeavor Health plans to launch a $7 million study to help pregnant patients, especially Black women, be more seen and heard during labor. The goal of the study, called I’M SPEAKING, is to make sure ...