I was branded ‘too posh to push’ – but my caesarean section was hell
3 weeks, 3 days ago

I was branded ‘too posh to push’ – but my caesarean section was hell

The Independent  

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Five myths about caesareans everyone needs to stop believing
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Five myths about caesareans everyone needs to stop believing

The Independent  

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Why one in four babies in England is now delivered by Caesarean section
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Why one in four babies in England is now delivered by Caesarean section

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One in four babies born in NHS hospitals in England last …

What the rise of the caesarean section reveals about pregnancy and childbirth in the U.S.
7 months, 1 week ago

What the rise of the caesarean section reveals about pregnancy and childbirth in the U.S.

LA Times  

Book Review Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section By Rachel Somerstein Ecco: 336 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. My song has ended.” Rachel Somerstein Relying on essential feminist texts such as Adrienne Rich’s “Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience …

Women are still being refused C-sections – how to ask for one even if you feel pressured not to
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Women are still being refused C-sections – how to ask for one even if you feel pressured not to

The Independent  

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Five-year study finds more women opt for C-section deliveries
9 months, 1 week ago

Five-year study finds more women opt for C-section deliveries

The Hindu  

A study by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras found that there was a rise in the number of Caesarean sections between 2016 and 2021 in the country. In an in-depth analysis of Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh, the researchers found that though pregnancy complications and high-risk fertility behaviour were more prevalent in Chhattisgarh, C-section was more prevalent in Tamil Nadu. …

The rise of C-sections reflects a booming birth business
1 year, 2 months ago

The rise of C-sections reflects a booming birth business

Live Mint  

Contrary to popular belief, the term ‘Caesarean section’ is not directly named after Julius Caesar, although he is thought to have been born through this procedure. The disproportionately high numbers in some states raise concerns about a potential institutionalized C-section trend among private hospitals that might be driven by factors beyond medical necessity. A study published in Lancet found that …

Health Matters: Trained Midwives are the Only Answer to India’s Epidemic of C-section Childbirths
2 years, 7 months ago

Health Matters: Trained Midwives are the Only Answer to India’s Epidemic of C-section Childbirths

News 18  

There were times, not far back, when the birth of children via C-section used to be an anomaly. The latest National Family Health Survey data shows the rate of C-section deliveries increased from 17% in 2015-16 to 22% in 2019-21. From 4 lakh C-section deliveries in public health facilities in 2008-09, the number escalated to 19 lakh deliveries in 2019-20, …

Cesarean awareness month: Don’t fear the cut
2 years, 8 months ago

Cesarean awareness month: Don’t fear the cut

Hindustan Times  

The constant pushing and pain of birthing a child via normal delivery is almost always considered the ‘true’ birth experience. Beautiful baby girl few minutes after the birth lying on her mother, skin to skin contact Dr Sonal Kumta, senior consultant, obstetrics and gynecology, Fortis Hospital, Mumbai, says, “There are many reasons why a natural birth cannot happen, like complications …

One in two women in private hospitals undergo C-section, shows NFHS data
3 years, 1 month ago

One in two women in private hospitals undergo C-section, shows NFHS data

The Hindu  

One in two women who go to a private hospital undergoes a Caesarean section, according to the latest National Family Health Survey data. At the other end of the spectrum is Bihar, which has only 3.5% C-sections in public health facilities, indicating inability to provide critical care to prevent maternal and infant deaths. Different interventions are needed for public and …

Unnecessary C-sections quite prevalent in India
3 years, 11 months ago

Unnecessary C-sections quite prevalent in India

Live Mint  

A caesarean section is a method used to deliver a baby by making cuts in the abdomen and uterus. However, a study finds one in five pregnant women in India undergo C-sections even when they don’t medically need one. The World Health Organization recommends C-sections only in certain situations such as high blood pressure or a ruptured uterus or in …

Babies born via C-section don't benefit from vaginal seeding, study shows
5 years, 3 months ago

Babies born via C-section don't benefit from vaginal seeding, study shows

Daily Mail  

Controversial vaginal seeding may be a waste of time because babies get bacteria from their mother's gut, a study has suggested. The findings call into question the practice of swabbing babies born via Caesarean section with their mother’s vaginal bacteria. The scientists also discovered babies born through a C-section face a greater risk of catching superbugs because they pick up …

The life-saving surgery women don’t get
5 years, 6 months ago

The life-saving surgery women don’t get

BBC  

Why are women declining this surgery? When Alice Ogbara recently divulged the details of her Caesarean section to a group of women, it wasn’t an ordinary “birth story” casually shared amongst friends: she was doing something that many would consider risky. That’s fortified by religion in Nigeria: Christian women commonly hear that giving birth vaginally like a “Hebrew woman” is …

C-section deaths higher in developing nations: Study
5 years, 9 months ago

C-section deaths higher in developing nations: Study

The Quint  

London, March 29 Deaths from caesarean sections are higher in low and middle-income countries, suggesting a threat to the lives of women and babies there, finds a study published in The Lancet journal. The study found that maternal deaths in low and middle-income countries are 100 times higher, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, than in some high-income …

C-sections double in 10 years in India; fear of pain, age of mothers reasons
5 years, 10 months ago

C-sections double in 10 years in India; fear of pain, age of mothers reasons

Hindustan Times  

In just a decade, the number of women who opted for a Caesarian section more than doubled across India, especially in the cities, according to a new study that attributes the rise to reasons such as fear of pain and complications among mothers, and a rise in maternal age. Senior doctors said C-section deliveries need to be done judiciously as …

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