If you're planning to have a cesarean delivery — or C-section — or you want to be ready in case you need one, here's what you need to know about recovery, pain and other symptoms.

Medically reviewed by Renita White, MD Placental abruption is a life-threatening pregnancy complication that occurs when the ...

Among women in England, cesarean section in the first delivery increased the risk of placenta previa in the subsequent delivery by 60%. There was no evidence that the effect of CS on placenta ...

A Tampa mother ended up back in the hospital weeks after giving birth to her first son. Doctors diagnosed her with placenta ...

including placental abruption (when the placenta separates from the uterine wall), placenta previa (when the placenta covers the opening of the uterus) and stillbirth. And remember that your ...

The community response to UPMC’s announcement to end labor and delivery of babies at UPMC Cole in Coudersport was swift.

Background Objective: To compare the risk of placenta previa at second birth among women who had a cesarean section (CS) at first birth with women who delivered vaginally. Methods Retrospective ...