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Many cesarean sections are necessary to minimize the danger from complications such as placenta previa – when the placenta blocks the opening of the cervix – or a baby is in a breech position. Surgery ...

What if I told you that a major surgery that cuts through your abdomen, opens your uterus, and requires weeks or months of healing is still casually described as taking the easy way out? It sounds ...

A caesarean (or C-section) is when a cut is made in your tummy and womb to deliver your baby. In the UK around 25% of babies are born via Caesarean section. Around 10% are elective C-sections (i.e.

A cesarean section, or C-section, is a planned or emergency surgical procedure to remove puppies directly from a pregnant dog’s uterus. While the procedure can save the puppies or the mother dog’s ...

The symptoms can occur months or even years after the surgery. Credit...Getty Images Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer Q: I had a C-section about a year ago, but my scar still sometimes hurts, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. April is C-Section Awareness Month, and this year, the meaning hits much closer to home. I recently gave birth via Cesarean ...

Rachel Feltman: Picture two pregnant people walking into the same hospital to give birth. They have identical medical histories and experienced identical pregnancies. They’re seeing the same ...

When Rachel Somerstein was pregnant with her first child, delivering via cesarean section wasn’t in her plans. That changed the day she gave birth when after hours of labor, her daughter’s heartbeat ...