When babies are born vaginally, they pick up helpful bacteria from their mum as they pass through the birth canal.

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.

In 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services released "Healthy People 2030," a set of objectives designed to improve the nation's health outcomes. This year, at the halfway point, Business ...

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 ...

Today, nearly 1 in 3 births in the United States are performed by cesarean section, and a growing number of those are planned rather than done in response to an emergency. Planned C-sections allow ...

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 ...

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