Among women who delivered by C-section, 68.9 percent conceived within the next three years, compared with 76.7 percent of women who delivered vaginally. By Nicholas Bakalar Women have lower rates of ...

The moment you find out you’re pregnant, the questions start flooding in. One of the biggest decisions you’ll face is how you want to deliver your baby. With C-section rates climbing and natural birth ...

Birth by Cesarean section (C-section) may increase the risk for non-communicable diseases. We aimed to examine the relation of birth by C-section with offspring overweight and markers of ...

Sex post-C-section isn't smoother than post-vaginal birth, even though there's likely less tearing. Pregnancy puts pressure on the pelvic floor, and birth shifts hormones that affect sexual function.

Having a previous cesarean delivery significantly increased the risk of reoperation and complications among women undergoing a hysterectomy later in life, according to a study published by JAMA ...

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 ...

Having a previous cesarean delivery significantly increased the risk of reoperation and complications among women undergoing a hysterectomy later in life, according to a new study. Having a previous ...

It’s easy to feel anxious when hearing stories about C-sections, especially the idea that organs might be removed. In reality ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Central Texas woman is sharing her story after her heart stopped during a cesarean delivery at a north Austin hospital back in December 2022. Kimberly Afflerbach, 33, said she went ...

Constipation after a cesarean delivery may occur due to changes in dietary intake, dehydration, or hesitation to defecate due to pain following the procedure. Symptoms of constipation can include hard ...

Being born by cesarean section may have long-term health consequences, increasing your risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes as an adult, a study of more than 30,000 US women suggests. The research, ...