Recovering from a C-section while caring for a newborn is tough—but what if you could heal at home with expert support?

Isthmocele, sometimes called a Caesarean scar defect, is a small pouch that can form where a C-section incision was made.

When my son was born via cesarean delivery, commonly referred to as a C-section, I was completely unprepared for what recovery would look like. To be fair, I had kind of ignored this part of my ...

Almost one-third of births in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section — or C-section. Surgical births are performed in the hospital, with a medical team present. Gentle C-sections allow you more ...

Having a baby is exciting for anyone. New parents look forward to the first few days of bonding with their new baby once the birth is over. However, when the baby arrives via c-section, the early ...

Pregnant women are more likely to have complications during labor and cesarean deliveries than during vaginal births, and a new study offers fresh evidence that older mothers are most at risk. Rates ...

A study in Germany found a plastic sheath wound retractor reduced the rate of surgical site infections in cesarean sections compared to a metal, self-retaining retractor traditionally used in those ...

It turns out that C-section births may carry an unexpected risk: food allergies. In a large-scale study of Swedish children, doctors found that kids delivered by C-section had a 21 percent higher risk ...

Moms are often made to feel ashamed of having a surgical delivery, but I wouldn’t trade my daughter’s birth for the world. By Thalia Mostow Bruehl This story was originally published on Sept. 24, 2019 ...