Constipation after a cesarean delivery may occur due to changes in dietary intake, dehydration, or hesitation to defecate due to pain following the procedure. Symptoms of constipation can include hard ...

Unscheduled cesarean delivery raises the risk for acute stress by over four times, according to a study presented at the ACOG ...

About 1 in 6 women experience symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) 2 months after cesarean delivery, with certain obstetric factors such as emergency cesarean delivery before labor, cesarean ...

Continuous glucose monitoring in GDM is associated with a reduced risk for cesarean delivery compared with self-monitoring.

A cesarean section represents a significant medical decision that doctors don’t recommend lightly. While vaginal deliveries remain the preferred method for most births, specific circumstances can make ...

Regional anesthesia—typically with a spinal or epidural block—has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the effects that general anesthesia may have on newborns during ...

In many parts of the world, rates of cesarean delivery are too high, and growing. We need to understand the potential consequences. In the UK, for instance, about one-quarter of babies are born by ...

The effects of cesarean delivery on the newborn microbiota appear to vary according to sex. A research team coordinated by ...

Cesarean delivery linked to hysterectomy complications Women with at least 1 previous cesarean delivery have an increased risk of complications when undergoing a hysterectomy. Women who have had at ...

Nearly 1 in 60 patients with cesarean delivery suffered severe perioperative surgical morbidity, more often with intrapartum delivery, a California billing code study of almost 600,000 cases reported.

If you know you're having a C-section to give birth, you may be wondering what to pack in your hospital bag, and how it could be different from other birthing people. After all, parents who deliver ...

From infection and heavy bleeding to blood clots, gynaecologist explains warning signs, risks and recovery challenges linked ...