When doctors and mothers assess the risks of caesareans, they generally only think about what the risks are at the time and ignore the impact they might have five years down the line,' said ...

The number of women undergoing Caesareans has soared in recent years. In the past decade, the Caesarean rate has doubled. Latest figures show about a fifth of all babies born in England are ...

Currently, women are generally only offered caesareans on the NHS if they experience complications during pregnancy or if giving birth naturally poses a risk to their health. Nice changed its ...

Attempting a vaginal birth was linked with a small but increased chance of complications for mother and baby compared with repeat Caesareans. The findings come from more than 74,000 births in ...

The same obstetrician carried out their Caesareans seven weeks apart, the inquest has heard. Consultant clinical scientist Michael Kidd said it was "very tricky" to say when the women had been ...

Doctors in Gaza are delivering babies as their mothers die in childbirth and performing complicated surgeries, including caesareans, by torch light, aid groups and medics have said. An estimated ...

Kirstie tweeted, asking her followers to tell her of their experiences of NCT courses and the subject of caesareans. The majority of responses agreed that caesarean birth was skimmed over during NCT ...

Childbirth and ageing can cause pelvic organs to drop out of position. And while prolapse can cause women discomfort or ...

A record proportion of mothers are having emergency caesareans as women opt to have children later in life, figures show. More than one in five new mothers gave birth via an emergency caesarean in ...

The Australian College of Midwives is worried about the health impacts of caesareans on mothers and babies and has warned they will soon overtake vaginal births unless government, hospitals and ...

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Catherine Reid helped deliver her fourth child by reaching down her own womb and bringing baby Marion into the world.