While cesarean section surgeries for delivery are extremely common now, there are still many myths and misconceptions ...

A cesarean section involves delivering a baby through an incision in a woman's abdomen and uterus. Approximately 15% to 20% of U.S. babies are born by cesarean section -- a significant increase ...

Study reveals that one in five childbirths in India is performed via caesarean section, with all such surgeries reportedly ...

A new mom almost died after giving birth when she developed a flesh-eating bacteria in her c-section wound. Amber DeWitt, 31, nearly lost her life to a flesh-eating bug that developed in her c ...

More women from high-income quintiles are undergoing delivery through caesarean section (Csection), even in govt hospitals, ...

"Definitely big pants that sit above the wound so high waisted pants," says Emma-Kate. Natalie agrees that "huge pants that sit above the wound" are probably your number 1 staple after a C-section.

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Typically it is removed after the uterine incision is closed in a C-section operation and before the skin is stitched up. Because it is a "non radio-opaque" item, it could not be detected in X-ray ...