Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder, characterized by abnormal placental invasion into the uterine wall, is a growing ...

1 N’Djamena Faculty of Human Health Sciences, N’Djamena, Chad.. Caesarean section is a surgical procedure which allows childbirth after opening the abdominal wall and the uterus [1]. Worldwide, the ...

Babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 percent increased risk of developing asthma compared to babies born naturally. Emergency Caesarean sections increase the risk even further. Babies born by ...

World Health Organisation says procedure carries health risks, but does not improve mortality rates in countries where high numbers are performed Caesarean sections should only be carried out when ...

Maternity services in England have received new guidelines today which for the first time set out a woman's right to choose a caesarean section even if there is no clinical need and obliges midwives ...

The Caesarean section rate in the United States reached 32 percent in 2007, the country’s highest rate ever, health officials are reporting. The rate has been climbing steadily since 1996, setting ...

'There aren't many pros of having a Caesarean, but there are circumstances when it is in the best interests of the mother and/or the baby,' says Melanie Every, spokeswoman for the Royal College of ...

Caesarean sections, while life-saving, are major surgeries, not minor ones, and recovery is faster than often believed.

A primary healthcare facility in Abia State has recorded a rare medical success after performing an emergency caesarean ...