Caesarean surgeries are predictable, faster and more convenient for doctors juggling overwhelming caseloads. They reduce the uncertainties of prolonged labour and, in private settings, offer ...

With a lack of medical regulation encouraging profit-driven practices, new mothers, babies at risk of complications ...

The season 22 midseason finale of 'Grey's Anatomy' left pregnant Jo's fate up in the air — and fans are now worried she might ...

The World Health Organisation emphasises that caesarean section should be performed only when medically necessary, such as in ...

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A Georgia woman declared brain-dead and kept on life support for more than three months because she was pregnant was removed from a ventilator in June and died, days after doctors delivered her ...

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room. By Sarah Kliff and Bianca Pallaro Sarah Kliff reported from Rochester, N.Y. Bianca Pallaro analyzed historical C-section ...

The rapid rise in cesarean section procedures is reshaping global maternal and child health in ways policymakers have failed to address, says a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

Women who receive more virtual antenatal care during their second or third trimesters could experience poorer pregnancy outcomes, including higher risks of preterm birth, cesarean sections and ...

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found. Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to ...