An analysis of standard charges across U.S. hospitals reveals that the average cost difference between a cesarean section and vaginal delivery for an uninsured patient is greater than $9,000. For a ...

Giving birth via caesarean section – in which a baby is delivered via a cut made to your tummy and womb, rather than through your vagina – is incredibly common. According to the NHS, around 1 in 4 ...

A plea by maternity services for a new C-section theatre has been rejected by the board at East Lancashire Hospital Trust ...

Mothers who give birth by C-section are more likely to experience excruciating pain that affects their day-to-day life and develop debilitating sleep disorders, concerning new research has suggested.

She sits before me in tears, a positive pregnancy test on the counter in front of us. It’s not that my patient doesn’t want a fourth child. But she is haunted by memories of her third cesarean section ...