After Rachel Somerstein was rushed into an operating room for an unplanned caesarean section, her doctor made the first cut. “I felt that,” she told him. “You’ll feel pressure,” the doctor responded.

Childbirth is a significant milestone in a woman's life, and ensuring the well-being of both mother and baby is paramount. The mode of delivery plays a crucial role in this process. While vaginal ...

Pregnant women worry. They worry whether the baby is healthy; they worry if they’re eating right and avoiding everything that could possibly be harmful to the new life growing within. They also worry ...

Only 16% of all counties in the U.S. offered pregnant people the opportunity to attempt labor after a previous cesarean section between 2016 and 2021, according to University of Massachusetts Amherst ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery ...

Sha-Asia Washington died during an emergency C-section in New York. The death of a 26-year-old Black woman during an emergency C-section is putting a spotlight on the disparities women of color face ...

When Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She recounts her own experience and the... After a traumatic C-section, journalist takes on the ...