The World Health Organisation emphasises that caesarean section should be performed only when medically necessary, such as in ...

Our data analysis of over 1,700 hospitals across the US suggests that for-profit healthcare systems appear more susceptible ...

C-section deliveries more common than ‘natural’ births for first time - New NHS data revealed 45 per cent of births in ...

Some 45.1 per cent of women who gave birth in 2024/25 delivered their baby via caesarean, up from just 9 per cent in 1980.

Objectives: the present study aims to carry out a cross-cultural adaptation of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire Version B (WDEQ-B) into Brazilian Portuguese and apply it to a ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - UPHS – Marquette has been recognized with the 2025 Safely Averting NTSV Cesareans Award as part of the 2025 Obstetric Initiative Awards, according to a press release. UPHS ...

Medical providers may use vacuum extractors to assist in the delivery process, but when used improperly, these tools may cause serious harm to the baby. Compensation from a vacuum-assisted delivery ...

Did you know that in the Philippines, most women prefer the vaginal type of delivery since it is cheaper than cesarean section type of childbirth? Vaginal birth is the most common and safest type of ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Trial of Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC) is an alternative to iterative cesarean section. This study aimed to identify maternal-fetal factors associated with the outcome of TOLAC ...

The season 22 fall finale of Grey’s Anatomy had everything from Jo’s premature emergency C-section to surprise hookups and a shocking breakup. He realized that Jo’s heart muscle was getting weaker and ...

Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the effects that general anesthesia may have on newborns during ...

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — When Northfield Hospital renovated its Birth Center in 2020, it increased its capacity to handle as many as 750 births a year. It could reach that number soon. Lisa Bauer, vice ...