If you’re a mom-to-be with your heart set on a vaginal birth, the news that your baby needs (or may need) to be delivered by C-section might feel disappointing. Visions of childbirth the way you've ...

When journalist and professor Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She says she could literally feel the operation as it was happening. Later, ...

CHICAGO -- A new study finds the number of Cesarean deliveries remains very high in the U.S. despite many women's desire to have a non-surgical birth. Consumer Reports says the hospital you choose can ...

According to the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, cesarean sections have become a more common way of giving ...

Childbirth is no walk in the park—no matter how your baby is delivered. There is a stigma around Cesarean deliveries, or c-sections, that incorrectly assumes they are “the easy way out,” but that is ...

The number of C-sections a person can safely have varies and depends on individual health and history. Multiple C-sections can increase certain risks, such as uterine rupture and heavy bleeding.

There's no correct way to give birth. Whether you opt for a cesarean section, forgo drugs, or go the home birth route, every birth is unique and special in its own right. Still, one mom was left ...