Babies delivered by caesarean have a increased risk of asthma and allergies It's thought this is because they miss out on exposure to protective microbes Unpleasant as it may sound, babies ...

A vaginal birth after caesarean (known as a VBAC) is when a woman who has had a caesarean has a vaginal birth down the track. When a woman chooses a VBAC she is cared for much like she would ...

A fierce battle is unfolding over who gets to make the incision on women’s bodies in Kenya.At the centre of this dispute is the uterus. Should clinical officers continue to perform caesarean sections, ...

Almost three months after the federal government announced free Caesarean section (C-section) for all women in need, ...

Indian media outlets have reported that many Indian expectant mothers in the US are requesting preterm caesarean sections – surgical procedures to deliver a baby through incisions in the ...

According to the NHS website, around 1 in 4 pregnant women give birth by caesarean section. But understandably, prospective parents will have lots of questions around the procedure. Can you choose ...

A tragic incident at Lebechi Hospital in Owerri, Imo State, has sparked outrage after a doctor reportedly watched a YouTube tutorial while performing a Caesarean section, leading to the deaths of a ...

According to the organisations, clinical officers conducting these procedures independently can lead to maternal mortality and morbidity.

Her daughter was then delivered, prematurely, by emergency caesarean. “My child was actually fine, but I wasn’t,” she told BBC News. “I had a uterine infection, I had cystitis quite badly ...