“But now you won't be able to tell people you've given birth to your baby, as a C-section isn't natural," the woman's mom said Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...

As the Amos report into maternal and neonatal safety finds an unacceptable standard of care in many wards. Radhika Sanghani and Victoria Young look at what happens when care is found wanting – and how ...

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 ...

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Amanda Koop, of Michigan, watched her son being born via cesarean section. A hospital in Michigan is giving birthing parents a new way to stay connected during a cesarean section delivery. Spectrum ...

High birth weight is the main risk factor for birth injuries to the anal sphincter muscles of the person giving birth, according to a study at the University of Gothenburg. This new method for ...

Guthrie was the day's co-host on "Today with Jenna & Friends." Savannah Guthrie partied like it was 1980-something while in the hospital giving birth via C-section. "I remember being in the delivery ...

“But now you won't be able to tell people you've given birth to your baby, as a C-section isn't natural," the woman's mom said A soon-to-be mom says she thinks her mother is “embarrassed” that she’s ...