Some physicians are doing unnecessary and invasive surgery on pregnant patients “to preserve the appearance of not doing an abortion.” Surgeons performing a “classic cesarean section.” When news that ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." During her son’s birth via C-section in May, Jenna Jonaitis watched her baby come out of her body. She ...

While a C-section is a very routine procedure, having one may come with a lot of confusion and perhaps even a bit of fear. That's totally normal! One thing you don't have to worry about, though? Your ...

Roughly one in 10 pregnant women in the US undergoes a cesarean section that experts say could have been avoided. One of the strongest predictors of her risk of a medically unnecessary C-section isn't ...

She sits before me in tears, a positive pregnancy test on the counter in front of us. It’s not that my patient doesn’t want a fourth child. But she is haunted by memories of her third cesarean section ...