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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a urogynaecologist I care exclusively for women with pelvic floor problems. These are the women with leaking bladders and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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

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 ...