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 ...

ABC News' Dr. Jennifer Ashton breaks down misconceptions about C-sections. During her pregnancy with her first child, Emily Brown said she planned to have a natural, non-medicated birth. But the way ...

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 ...

Amanda Koop, of Michigan, watched her son being born via cesarean section. A hospital in Michigan is giving birthing parents a new way to stay connected during a cesarean section delivery. Spectrum ...

Cesarean sections to deliver babies are among the most common surgical procedures in U.S. hospitals. A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Black women are almost 25 ...

This is how many moms are able to watch their babies be born via c-section — without seeing the incision Being unable to witness the birth of a baby with one’s own eyes due to undergoing a cesarean ...

Moms are often made to feel ashamed of having a surgical delivery, but I wouldn’t trade my daughter’s birth for the world. By Thalia Mostow Bruehl This story was originally published on Sept. 24, 2019 ...

Researchers look into why Black women are 25% more likely to undergo an unnecessary C-section. Recent research shows that pregnant Black women are 25% more likely to undergo an unnecessary C-section ...

As a birth photographer, I’m asked to capture some of the most important stories of a family’s life. I step into their birthing space and document the small and big moments that unfold. I tell the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — When Nora Crowley’s doctor told her she’d need to have a C-section, she burst into tears. “I’ve been working through the feeling that my body couldn’t do what it was supposed ...