Cesarean sections are one of the most common surgeries in America, with one in three babies delivered this way. So, when forced to have a C-section, the next best option is to make the surgical ...

Four women have successfully had a combined surgery, in which they gave birth by cesarean section and at the same time had surgery to reduce their risk of ovarian cancer, thanks to a team of ...

ABDOMINAL delivery may be accomplished in one of three ways: by the classic technic, by the low-segment operation or by some form of extraperitoneal cesarean section. It is not possible to compare ...

Although a high percentage of babies are delivered the way nature intended, or vaginally, it’s not that uncommon for babies to be born via Cesarean section. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

How much do you know about a Cesarean section? Maybe you know someone who had the surgical procedure after complications during childbirth that required a baby to be delivered as soon as possible. Or ...

NEW ORLEANS — The number of previous cesarean deliveries a woman has undergone has an effect on the optimal time for subsequent cesarean delivery, according to a new study of almost 6500 women.

A woman is lying on an operating table. In front of her is a big curtain, usually blue, that separates her from the surgical field: her own pregnant belly. Beside her, near her head, her partner is ...