Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you planning a scheduled C-section? Learn what you and your health care provider should consider to determine the best week ...

A cesarean section represents a significant medical decision that doctors don’t recommend lightly. While vaginal deliveries remain the preferred method for most births, specific circumstances can make ...

Two years ago, I chose to have a planned C-section. Today, both my daughter and I are healthy, and I have not experienced any major complications from the surgery. Like many women, I decided after ...

From the triage room to the postpartum unit, this guide covers what to expect, including expert advice on pain management and recovery.

Having a prior cesarean section (C-section), smoking, illicit drug use, and obesity increase the likelihood of developing an infection during a C-section delivery, according to new research presented ...

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 ...

Roughly one in 10 pregnant women in the US undergoes a cesarean section that experts say could have been avoided. One of the strongest predictors of her risk of a medically unnecessary C-section isn't ...