A zoo is celebrating an irresistibly cute new arrival – a baby orangutan named Ruhana born through rare caesarean. The tiny ...

More than nine out of ten childbirths in private hospitals in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Nadia districts, and over 91 ...

Christmas came early at the Memphis Zoo with the much-anticipated arrival of an orangutan baby, a girl named Ruhana ...

For years, researchers have documented health differences between babies born vaginally versus by cesarean section—work that ...

The Caesarean section is one of modern medicine's undeniable triumphs. It has saved millions of lives by intervening when childbirth turns perilous. Yet, like many medical advances, its misuse can ...

According to a new report released by the National Health Service, 45% of births were by C-section while 44% were vaginal births For the first time ever, more babies are being born through cesarean ...

A year ago, an obstetrician sliced through several layers of fat and muscle, while I was wide awake on a hospital bed, and pulled my son from my body. It was great. Over quickly, no lasting trauma, ...

More babies are being born by caesarean section in England than delivered naturally - without assistance - for the first time. Latest NHS data for 2024-25 shows that 45% of births were by C-section, ...

Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and legal concerns, The Times found. Nearly every woman who gives birth in an ...

Re “Doctors Stick With Unreliable Medical Tool to Justify C-Sections” (front page, Nov. 7): As the president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, I found that this article, ...