your c section scar needs massage
After Pregnancy, your abdomen has just undergone tremendous change and it needs all the support it can… [more]
After your c section, use binding for pain control & support
When the decision was made to have a C-Section birth with your obstetrician, your health and the baby's… [more]
Pitocin Induction Increases Chances of C Section
In America, having a hospital birth and having a natural birth are pretty much incompatible. In 1900… [more]
C Section Pain And Adhesions
C-section pain is commonly caused by adhesion formation that occurs after the surgery. Adhesions form… [more]
C-Section and later life health risks
Children delivered by c-section are statistically more likely to develop a variety of diseases later… [more]
The Health Risks of Early Elective and C-section Births
Recent years have seen a dramatically increasing number of women giving birth early. Experts are now… [more]
Latest C-Section Birth Articles
C-Section Infections
Infections are а possible complication аftеr a surgical procedure lіke а c-section. They cаn be … [Read More...]
C-Sections Double Risk of Blood Clots
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently issued a new recommendation recently, … [Read More...]
Study Finds Causes of C-section Rates
That the c-section rate in the US has been on the rise in the last decades probably isn't news to anyone who … [Read More...]
The Myth of Elective C-Sections on Demand
In this age of 24/7 media coverage almost anything a celebrity does is news worthy including choosing a … [Read More...]
Latest C-Section Recovery Articles
Exercise After C-Section
Every woman who has ever had a c-section knows that this is a major surgery. It is not something to be taken … [Read More...]
Painful Sex After a C-Section
The first thing to say about painful sex after a c-section is that it isn't unusual so don't panic. This can … [Read More...]
Sex After A C-Section
No one else can tell you exactly when it's ok to start having sex after your c-section because it is … [Read More...]
C-Section Recovery – Scar Care & Healing
Most c-sections are now done with a horizontal incision which is only around 6 inches long and about 1/8 … [Read More...]
Latetst Bith & Pregnancy Articles
Are Forceps Safer Than a C-Section?
A new study at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore has found that forceps seem to carry less risk for newborn seizures in comparison to vacuum deliveries or c-sections. In recent times, forceps are less in favor for aiding a difficult delivery. C-section rates have increased and vacuum delivery devices are now used more often. This is despite evidence that c-section or vacuum … [Read More...]
Is Wealth a Factor in Elective C-sections
C-section rates continue to rise, there are many theories why, but no conclusive evidence to definitively prove them. One persistent theory is women wanting them, which has gained the tag ˜too posh to push". Different studies in different parts of the world claim proof or disproof of this theory one way or the other. A new one done in Scotland suggests there may be something to it if we take the … [Read More...]
12 Ways to Avoid Unnecessary C-Section
1. Educate yourself The most effective way to empower yourself to make informed decisions about birth, is knowledge. When you understand the terminology of medical birth and the pro's and con's of procedures and interventions, you are much less likely to be bamboozled or pressured into something for no good medical reason. The fact that you are reading this means you are already active in … [Read More...]
More Evidence That Inductions And C-sections Do Not Improve Outcomes
In some quarters the evidence that high levels of interventions in childbirth such as inductions and c-sections are not a good thing is done and dusted. Sadly they are a small minority, and in hospitals across America and increasingly the world, intervention rates continue to increase. We have to believe though that the continued and mounting evidence will eventually become so significant that … [Read More...]
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