(HealthDay News) — Hospital-level perinatal indicators (elective delivery <39 weeks and cesarean delivery) are not significantly associated with maternal or neonatal morbidity, according to a study ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: It seems like doctors push for vaginal birth at any cost. I was in labor for more than three days and begged for a Caesarean delivery. Instead, I got a forceps delivery and have had ...

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Many pregnant women may be opting for cesarean sections that aren’t medically necessary without understanding the implications of doing so, according to new research. Although C-sections can save ...

Findings conflict with previous national trial results: Women who underwent elective induction were more likely to have a cesarean birth compared with those who underwent expectant management (30% ...

Caesarean section births have been ticking upward in recent years after a decade of gradual declines. But the number of repeat C-sections – people who have them for subsequent deliveries – is falling.

A nationwide Japanese cohort finds no evidence that cesarean delivery increases early-life risks of eczema, wheezing, asthma, or atopic dermatitis, challenging concerns that birth mode alone drives ...