Cesarean Delivery

Implementing the World Health Organization's guidelines could help improve women's care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary cesarean section deliveries, a pilot study conducted in India has found.

Painless delivery or cesarean section delivery has its own pros and cons

C-section delivery needs extra care to completely recover from the surgery and to heal the skin

All women can opt for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) for their second or third birth in order to avoid complications of a c-section delivery. However, there are certain criteria which need to be followed.

The petition was filed by Reepak Kansal, who had alleged "flagrant violations and abuse of health norms".

A C-section or Cesarean section is referred to the surgical delivery of a baby. It involves one incision in the mother's abdomen and another one in the uterus.

Cesarean deliveries are subject to a number of myths, take a look.

Considering the growing numbers of C-Sections in the country, it is imperative to understand that post-partum recovery in C-Section takes a lot of time and the new mothers needs to adopt a well-balanced and nutritious diet to regain the lost energy

The Minister of Women and Child Development has brought to notice the high number of c-sections that are being performed in India despite WHO's guidelines.

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have discovered that administering the antibiotic azithromycin alongside a standard recommended drugs reduces infection rates by 50 per cent for women who undergo a cesarean delivery.

Children born by caesarean delivery appear to have higher odds of developing obesity than their peers who experienced vaginal births, a US study suggests. Women who had surgical deliveries known as C-sections were also more likely to be overweight, or to develop complications like diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy, than women who ha...

Children born by cesarean delivery appear to have higher odds of developing obesity than their peers who experienced vaginal births, a US study suggests.

A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949. The state-run Tianjin Post said Tuesday that the 29-year-old mother in Henan province gave birth to the boy Saturday by cesarean section. It said delivery took just 20 minutes and both mother...

Women who deliver by cesarean section (c-section) seem to have similar cosmetic results whether the wound is closed with stitches or staples.

Older age of the mother and emergency and elective cesarean delivery increases the risk of severe haemorrhage during or following childbirth.

Implementing the World Health Organization's guidelines could help improve women's care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary cesarean section deliveries, a pilot study conducted in India has found.

Painless delivery or cesarean section delivery has its own pros and cons

C-section delivery needs extra care to completely recover from the surgery and to heal the skin

All women can opt for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) for their second or third birth in order to avoid complications of a c-section delivery. However, there are certain criteria which need to be followed.

The petition was filed by Reepak Kansal, who had alleged "flagrant violations and abuse of health norms".

A C-section or Cesarean section is referred to the surgical delivery of a baby. It involves one incision in the mother's abdomen and another one in the uterus.

Cesarean deliveries are subject to a number of myths, take a look.

Considering the growing numbers of C-Sections in the country, it is imperative to understand that post-partum recovery in C-Section takes a lot of time and the new mothers needs to adopt a well-balanced and nutritious diet to regain the lost energy

The Minister of Women and Child Development has brought to notice the high number of c-sections that are being performed in India despite WHO's guidelines.

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have discovered that administering the antibiotic azithromycin alongside a standard recommended drugs reduces infection rates by 50 per cent for women who undergo a cesarean delivery.

Children born by caesarean delivery appear to have higher odds of developing obesity than their peers who experienced vaginal births, a US study suggests. Women who had surgical deliveries known as C-sections were also more likely to be overweight, or to develop complications like diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy, than women who ha...

Children born by cesarean delivery appear to have higher odds of developing obesity than their peers who experienced vaginal births, a US study suggests.

A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound (7.04 kilogram) baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949. The state-run Tianjin Post said Tuesday that the 29-year-old mother in Henan province gave birth to the boy Saturday by cesarean section. It said delivery took just 20 minutes and both mother...

Women who deliver by cesarean section (c-section) seem to have similar cosmetic results whether the wound is closed with stitches or staples.

Older age of the mother and emergency and elective cesarean delivery increases the risk of severe haemorrhage during or following childbirth.