As the number of cesarean sections has increased over the past 30 years, a faster surgical closure technique has gained widespread use but may increase long-term complications.

Your very first moments of life can influence your risk of obesity for years, a new study shows. Babies delivered via caesarean section were 15% more likely to be obese as kids, teens and young adults ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Potentially unnecessary caesarean section rates are increasing worldwide, particularly in lesser-developed ...

Caesarean sections should only be performed when they are medically necessary, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. The procedure, which is considered one of the most common surgeries ...

Globally, the number of babies born through caesarean section (C-section) almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 -- from 12% to 21% of all births. While the life-saving surgery is still unavailable for ...

Caesarean section births have been ticking upward in recent years after a decade of gradual declines. But the number of repeat C-sections – people who have them for subsequent deliveries – is falling.

Nearly twice as many babies were born via caesarean sections (C-sections) in 2015 as in 2000, a new report says. Almost 30 million C-sections were performed globally in 2015, accounting for 21% of all ...

C-sections have become the most common form of birth in England after overtaking 'natural' births for the first time. Some 45.1 per cent of women who gave birth in 2024/25 delivered their baby via ...

Alison Macfarlane is a Friend of The Conversation. When the movement to promote evidence-based healthcare began in the late 1980s, it started in the field of child birth. So it might be expected that ...

Experts urge caution over a new study that says there is a link. A new study that combines data from over 20 million births has claimed that a caesarean section delivery is associated with autism ...

Having a baby is exciting for anyone. New parents look forward to the first few days of bonding with their new baby once the birth is over. However, when the baby arrives via c-section, the early ...

Salome Maswime received funding from the South African Medical Research Council, Carnegie Corporation of New York for a PhD on Measures to reduce morbidity and mortality from caesarean section related ...