The steady rise in C-sections from 21 percent of births in 1996 to 32 percent today is a major quality and cost problem. The trend has been associated with a significant increase in serious maternal ...

India's national average for caesarean section (C-section) births is currently 21.5% and is driven not purely by medical need ...

Having an extra trained professional by your side might ease a pregnancy. Among a group of pregnant individuals insured by Medicaid, those who used a doula in addition to a medical team had a lower ...

Here's how Florida's Live Healthy Act could attract new businesses to provide maternity health services. Florida has a maternity care problem. But a new law could pave the way for businesses to offer ...

A new report shows the state’s cesarean section rate for low-risk mothers is the second highest in the U.S. A report released in March from research organization Leapfrog found that New York state’s C ...

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new study found that babies born by C-section had 83% lower odds of developing eczema when their families participated in a 6-month gut health ...

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