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 ...

Recovering from a major surgery like a C-section is not easy, but for mothers who have young children at home, these challenges are compounded. Finding time to rest and heal can feel impossible at ...

Emily had a bad feeling about her Caesarian section before it started. The epidural had numbed her legs, but she could sense the catheter in her bladder, which seemed wrong to her as a labor and ...

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 ...