There is no evidence to support postulated associations between mode of delivery and subsequent maternal sexual enjoyment or frequency of intercourse, according to a new study from the University of ...

Approval was based on a prospective study that included 44 participants who underwent C-section delivery. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Primary Relief, a percutaneous electrical ...

Emily had a bad feeling about her Caesarian section before it started. The epidural had numbed her legs, but she could sense the catheter in her bladder, which seemed wrong to her as a labor and ...

Pain assessments and medications received after a cesarean delivery were lower among women whose first language was not English, according to a retrospective study. While these women had similar ...

Regional anesthesia—typically with a spinal or epidural block—has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the effects that general anesthesia may have on newborns during ...

Like all aspects of childbirth, it’s common to have lots of questions about having a caesarean birth, says Louise Perkins, Consultant Midwife at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. "The most ...

For years, women recovering from cesarean section (C-section) deliveries have been given devices that let them, with a button, control the flow of opioid painkillers into their IV line. But as ...

Caesarean section is the most common surgery performed in the world. About 25% of babies are delivered by caesarean section in general. Planned caesarean section is performed in certain cases where ...