A three-fold rate of severe complications overall is reported among women having a planned cesarean section compared with those who planned a vaginal delivery. Liu and colleagues studied women who ...

A video showing a breech birth procedure has gone viral on the video sharing platform TikTok, with thousands of viewers expressing their shock in the comment section. As of Tuesday morning the clip ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Uterine fibroids raise adverse pregnancy and obstetric outcomes risks including preterm and cesarean birth.

Q: My friend just found out her fetus is breech, and she is going to have the doctor try and turn it around. Why is this done? A: Early in pregnancy the fetus may do "somersaults," and sometimes be ...

There are several ways your babies may be positioned in your womb. Here's a look at the possible fetal positions with twins, ...

Efforts to reposition a fetus in the breech position at term with external cephalic version (ECV) do not compromise perinatal outcomes compared with expectant management and significantly improve the ...

Lindsay Franklin Hiss wanted a natural childbirth. The 31-year-old Fort Wayne woman wanted to bring her baby into the world in a dimly lit room with a midwife by her side and no drugs in her system.

Your baby keeps turning and tossing throughout your pregnancy. But as your pregnancy reaches its end, at around 36 weeks, the ...

In many parts of the world, rates of cesarean delivery are too high, and growing. We need to understand the potential consequences. In the UK, for instance, about one-quarter of babies are born by ...

The moment you find out you’re pregnant, the questions start flooding in. One of the biggest decisions you’ll face is how you want to deliver your baby. With C-section rates climbing and natural birth ...