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How to keep the uterus and pelvic floor strong for a safer VBAC

Getting your body ready for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean) is a big part of making sure your delivery goes well and is safe. A healthy uterus and pelvic floor can help labour progress more ...
Netmums

C-section recovery: expert do’s and don’ts every new mum should know

Recovering from a C-section? Discover expert tips from Midwife Vic on what to do (and what to avoid) to heal. If you've had a c-section, your body needs time and very specific support to heal. But ...
The New York Times

These Hospitals Figured Out How to Slash C-Section Rates

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room. By Sarah Kliff and Bianca Pallaro Sarah Kliff reported from Rochester, N.Y. Bianca Pallaro analyzed historical C-section ...
UUHC Health Feed

Healing at Home After a C-Section: A Novel Approach to Postpartum Care

Recovering from a major surgery like a C-section is not easy, but for mothers who have young children at home, these challenges are compounded. Finding time to rest and heal can feel impossible at ...
Newsweek

Mom Has C-Section, What She Captures One Week Later Goes Viral: ‘Felt That’

Baby-monitor footage of a new mom springing out of bed in a panic because she thought her baby couldn't breathe has sparked viral discussion on TikTok. Haley Kucera (@itshaleyjace) shared the clip, ...
verywellhealth

C-Section Scar Healing Stages: From Delivery Onwards

A C-section scar may look pink, discolored, raised, and sore in the first weeks after surgery. To help a C-section scar heal, clean and moisturize the incision site, and change dressings regularly. A ...
Science Daily

C-section births linked to sleepless nights and painful recoveries

Women who undergo C-sections are more likely to experience debilitating pain and sleep disorders in the months after giving birth. Researchers found both qualitative and large-scale data supporting ...
Jane's Information Group

C-UAS system trialled on 12 m FRISC at Exercise ‘Bold Machina 25'

The Royal Netherlands Navy 12 m FRISC with the C-UAS system at Exercise ‘Bold Machina 25'. (Janes/Neil Dee) A US Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)-developed counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) has ...
Newsday

How 3 Long Island hospitals lowered their C-section rates

Although cesarean section rates have been roughly stagnant for years statewide and nationwide, some Long Island hospitals have made dramatic progress in reducing the percentage of low-risk pregnancies ...
Newsday

C-section rates remain higher at Long Island hospitals despite risks

Doctors perform cesarean sections more frequently at Long Island hospitals than at counterparts elsewhere in New York, even though the surgery poses greater risks to mothers than vaginal births, a ...
Frontiers

From one birth to the next: how cesarean section affects maternal physical activity and health in later pregnancy—A prospective cohort study

Background: Cesarean section (CS) is a common surgical procedure in obstetrics, and its prevalence has been increasing globally. While the immediate outcomes of CS are well-documented, its long-term ...
Self

Why Do Thousands of Women Feel the Pain of Their C-sections?

Emily had a bad feeling about her Caesarian section before it started. The epidural had numbed her legs, but she could sense the catheter in her bladder, which seemed wrong to her as a labor and ...