Babies born by elective C-section before the 39th week of pregnancy have a three- to fourfold higher risk of breathing trouble than babies whose mothers have a normal vaginal delivery. Elective ...

Women opting for elective cesarean sections must balance risks against benefits. Jan. 7, 2009 — -- In the last decade, the number of cesarean sections — or C-sections — performed in America has ...

After US President Donald Trump set a cat among the pigeons by announcing on January 20 that he plans to terminate the existing law of birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment from February 20 ...

Background: This population-based cohort study aimed to investigate the demographic and psychosocial characteristics associated with fear of childbirth and the relative importance of such fear as a ...

To investigate risk factors predicting unplanned conversion to general anesthesia during elective cesarean section, and to examine maternal and fetal outcomes associated with unplanned conversion ...

A Cesarean section (C-section) is a surgery performed to deliver a baby via an incision made in the abdomen. This mode of delivery may be performed as an emergency procedure when normal delivery is ...

Adherence to best practices behooves gynecologists to prefer a vaginal delivery to any kind of surgical intervention. Caesarean section (C-section, CS or caesarean delivery), the surgical procedure ...

One of the first major decisions you’ll make as a mom-to-be is how to deliver your baby. While a vaginal delivery is considered safest, doctors today are performing cesarean deliveries more often. A ...

Several studies has shown that fear of childbirth often is an underlying factor for a mother's request for caesarean section. [9,15,16] Hence, childbirth-related anxiety has been suggested to be a ...