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 ...

After pushing for two hours with my first child, I was sent to have a C-section. With my second child, I tried for a VBAC but ended with a C-section again. For my last two babies, I just went ahead ...

The hard part of delivery may be over, but now you need to recover physically and emotionally. If you recently had a C-section or are planning to undergo one soon, understanding the healing process is ...

A cesarean section, or C-section, is a planned or emergency surgical procedure to remove puppies directly from a pregnant dog’s uterus. While the procedure can save the puppies or the mother dog’s ...

When Rachel Somerstein was pregnant with her first child, delivering via cesarean section wasn’t in her plans. That changed the day she gave birth when after hours of labor, her daughter’s heartbeat ...

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 ...

Although cesarean section rates have been roughly stagnant for years statewide and nationwide, some Long Island hospitals have made dramatic progress in reducing the percentage of low-risk pregnancies ...