Almost one-third of births in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section — or C-section. Surgical births are performed in the hospital, with a medical team present. Gentle C-sections allow you more ...

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 ...

An emergency C-section is given when the mother or baby is in severe distress. A prolapsed umbilical cord, placental problems, or uterine rupture may prompt an emergency C-section. Once the medical ...

Even after 30 hours of labor with pitocin, no dilation or advancement towards a delivery, and amniotic waters full of meconium, Nina Sherman Green was surprised to learn that she was heading into the ...