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.

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My body was failing me as I lay on my hospital bed, frozen, silently begging for help. Then I was told I needed an emergency C-section – I couldn’t believe it. I’d asked for one weeks earlier, but was ...

Giving birth via caesarean section – in which a baby is delivered via a cut made to your tummy and womb, rather than through your vagina – is incredibly common. According to the NHS, around 1 in 4 ...

She sits before me in tears, a positive pregnancy test on the counter in front of us. It’s not that my patient doesn’t want a fourth child. But she is haunted by memories of her third cesarean section ...

An analysis of standard charges across U.S. hospitals reveals that the average cost difference between a cesarean section and vaginal delivery for an uninsured patient is greater than $9,000. For a ...

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced it will be investigating 14 trusts across England as part of "a rapid, ...