One mom called the "gentle" C-section experience "amazing." — -- When Tara Martinez gave birth to her second child, she was able to watch the birth and have immediate skin-to-skin contact with ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." During her son’s birth via C-section in May, Jenna Jonaitis watched her baby come out of her body. She ...

C-sections can save lives, but sometimes they're not needed, WHO says. — -- Stephanie Dulli knew she needed a cesarean section shortly after learning that her unborn son was in a "jackknifed" ...

Colorado is the first state to offer paid NICU leave for parents. But most U.S. NICU parents face impossible choices while ...

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 ...

Nothing about having babies has been easy for me. After struggling with unexplained infertility for a year and a half, my first pregnancy ended in an unplanned cesarean section. So, the second time ...

The researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway also determined that women who take at least a year to conceive are 21% more likely to be delivered by C-section compared to women who got ...

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In the U.S., the rate of Cesarean sections jumped 55% in the 25 years ending in 2021, and now, three in every 10 births occurs by C-section, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). With ...

Researchers look into why Black women are 25% more likely to undergo an unnecessary C-section. Recent research shows that pregnant Black women are 25% more likely to undergo an unnecessary C-section ...