BOSTON — Pregnant women can be given a low-dose epidural early in labor without increasing their chances of a Caesarean section, according to a study that could change the way obstetricians practice ...

Thousands of Dutch women per year experience pain during C-section deliveriesEarlier this year, a large-scale international study showed that approximately 10 to 15 percent of women experience pain ...

A British woman says her newborn son will be her first and last child after the epidural she received prior to his birth allegedly wore off during an emergency cesarean section. In September, new mom ...

Injecting spinal-epidural analgesia in early labor does not increase cesarean delivery rates and provides better pain relief and a shorter duration of labor than systemic opioid analgesia, according ...

(HealthDay News) — Complications from epidural and spinal anesthetic procedures during cesarean deliveries dropped 25% over a recent 10-year period, according to a study published online September 29 ...

BOSTON — Pregnant women can be given a low-dose epidural early in labor without raising their chances of a Caesarean section, according to a study that could change the way obstetricians practice and ...

Among women included in this analysis, which excluded women if they had medical conditions that required immediate cesarean sections or precluded the use of epidural, 754 (36.7%) of the women had ...

Pregnancy is more than just a beautiful phase; it is a crucial time when you prepare yourself both mentally and physically for the big day. Most women spend those nine months planning the D-day, ...

Fanchon Turnbull Stults was a first-time mom, excitedly planning for her baby boy, when halfway through her pregnancy she learned he was in a breech position. Breech babies, babies who are angled butt ...