There is no evidence to support postulated associations between mode of delivery and subsequent maternal sexual enjoyment or frequency of intercourse, according to a new study from the University of ...

An elevated risk for developing asthma among children delivered by cesarean section may be caused by differences in their gut microbiome, according to research published in Science Translational ...

BOSTON -- Pregnant women who try a natural delivery after an earlier Caesarean section face greater risks -- but still very low ones -- compared with those who opt for a second C-section, a large ...

A series of papers published in the Lancet shows that globally the number of babies born through cesarean section (C-section) almost doubled between 2000 and 2015: from 12% to 21% of all births or ...

Pregnant women considering a Caesarean section, with no clear medical reason for it, should know that the procedure is not without risk, Canadian doctors caution in a report published this week. On ...

Authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that the risk of stillbirth in a second pregnancy could be doubled for mothers who have previously undergone caesarean section for ...

New study highlights long-term perturbations of the early gut microbiome as a possible mechanism for the observed association between caesarean section and increased risk of developing asthma. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infants born via elective cesarean section were at higher risk for overweight at 12 months of age vs. those born ...

It happened almost a decade ago, while Dr. Salome Maswime was doing her medical internship at a small hospital in rural South Africa. She was in a morning staff meeting when a junior doctor burst in, ...

It used to be a given: Women who had a baby by cesarean section only had the option of delivering any following pregnancy by C-section. However, that’s no longer the case. Vaginal birth is now an ...

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and ...

The prevalence of caesarean section has increased globally in recent decades. While the World Health Organisation suggests that the procedure should be performed in less than 15% of births to prevent ...