Cesarean section rates vary widely across U.S. counties, yet it remains unclear how much of this variation reflects demand-side factors (such as patient risk or preferences) versus supply-side factors ...

The most common technique used for closing the uterus after a cesarean delivery causes so many long-term complications that it's time to question its use. That's the conclusion reached by two ...

Today, nearly 1 in 3 births in the United States are performed by cesarean section, and a growing number of those are planned rather than done in response to an emergency. Planned C-sections allow ...

Planned caesarean births—"C-sections"—slightly raise the risk of some childhood cancers—particularly acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. This is the ...