We’re not too posh to push, we’re terrified of the NHS, say mums as C-sections overtake natural births for first time

EMMA CUSDEN had always assumed she would give birth naturally. But once she became pregnant that calm assumption quickly ...
Rolling Out

How gentle C-sections are changing the birth experience

In recent years, a significant shift in cesarean section procedures has transformed the experience for mothers, moving it from a purely medical intervention to a more intimate, personal moment. The ...
Times Union

After traumatic C-section, journalist tells story of most common surgery in America

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 ...
WLRN

Is allowing C-sections outside of hospitals more risk than reward?

A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of the fetus in Jackson, Miss. Florida has become the first state to allow doctors to perform cesarean sections ...
Yahoo

Florida to allow doctors to perform C-sections outside hospitals

Florida has become the first state to allow doctors to perform cesarean sections outside of hospitals, siding with a private equity-owned physicians group that says the change will lower costs and ...