In recent years, a significant shift in cesarean section procedures has transformed the experience for mothers, moving it from a purely medical intervention to a more intimate, personal moment. The ...

There so many ways to give birth — from a vaginal birth to a water birth — but there may be a number of reasons you might be considering or preparing for an elective caesarean section. Elective ...

A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus in Jackson, Miss. Florida has become the first state to allow doctors to perform cesarean sections ...

Hospitals don't always publicly disclose their C-section rates, so we compiled our own data from over 1,700 hospitals. Here's ...

Caesarean section births have been ticking upward in recent years after a decade of gradual declines. But the number of repeat C-sections – people who have them for subsequent deliveries – is falling.

Florida has become the first state to allow doctors to perform cesarean sections outside of hospitals, siding with a private equity-owned physicians group that says the change will lower costs and ...

Florida recently became the first state to allow cesarean sections (C-sections) to be performed outside of hospitals, as reported by KFF News. New legislation enacted in March 2024 allows physicians ...

Panel expected to issue recommendations today on ways to lower cesarean rates. March 10, 2010— -- Cesarean births are at an all-time high and fewer women who've had a C-section are opting for ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The increase in cesarean sections is on the verge of a global epidemic. Though the World Health Organization recommends an optimal C-section rate of 10-15 percent, the United ...

Florida is the first state in the nation to authorize advance birth centers where women can receive C-sections outside of a hospital setting A recently enacted Florida law that allows doctors to ...