Women’s emotional reactions and adjustment to cesarean birth vary widely. Although some women recover fairly quickly and accept the surgical birth as a necessary step to a healthy baby and to becoming a mother, others experience various degrees of sadness,...
If you are expecting and planning to labor and give birth in a hospital, you may want to find out about outdated care practices that are likely to increase your odds for a cesarean. Knowing about them and discussing them with your caregiver during your pregnancy will...
In 2014 the U.S. national cesarean rate was 32.2%, 1.3 million U.S. women gave birth by cesarean. According to the World Health Organization, “cesarean section rates up to 10-15% at the population level are associated with decreases in maternal, neonatal and infant...
Some mothers recover quickly after a cesarean. They resolve and integrate their birth experience as one step towards becoming a mother. Some mothers who have had an unexpected cesarean after a long and painful labor may experience disappointment, loss, sadness, grief,...
Brigid Maher, a tenured, associate professor of Film and Media Arts Division in the School of Communication at American University will soon be releasing a documentary about the health benefits and advantages of midwifery care for women with a prior cesarean. The Mama...
Bringing Birth Back: The Rise of Cesareans & the Movement to Safely Prevent Them is a review of the rise in U.S. cesarean rates, the risks of the surgical procedure and how parents can take advantage of the new practice guidelines to lower their odds for a...
In a video address to the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) Forum participants on March 1, Michael C. Lu, MD, MS, MPH, Director of the U.S. Maternal and Child Bureau, stated, “Cesarean has its place, but given the real risks associated with cesarean it...
August is the month dedicated to increasing awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies and to making commitments to support, protect, and promote the best feeding option for infants. Breastfeeding provides optimal health, nutritional,...
Although a cesarean is major surgery, it is also the birth of your baby. Find out what options are available if a cesarean section becomes necessary. This advance planning may make even an unexpected cesarean section a better experience. If you have a planned...