The Cesarean section, or commonly known as a C-section, is a surgical method of retrieving a baby during delivery. Today, C-sections are recommended based on the health of the mother or baby during ...

Cesarean sections are classified according to the technique and incision used in the procedure. Classical Cesarean Section: A midline vertical incision on the abdomen and the uterus is made to deliver ...

ABDOMINAL delivery may be accomplished in one of three ways: by the classic technic, by the low-segment operation or by some form of extraperitoneal cesarean section. It is not possible to compare ...

Most cesarean section complications aren’t due to the operation itself. Instead, complications typically come from the reason for cesarean delivery or from general anesthesia. Overall, a cesarean ...

About a third of all babies in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section. Now a new study has found that newborns delivered by C-section face an increased risk of a number of chronic health problems ...

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 ...

Cesareans account for 33 percent of U.S. births, an increasingly high number compared to the international 17 percent. Which is safer, cesarean birth or vaginal birth? Dr. Kirtly Jones answers this ...