Increasing caesarean sections in Africa could save more mothers’ lives
Many women in African countries who are medically required to have caesarean sections aren't able to access them due to weak health systems and a lack of resources.
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Despite differences in culture, US and India fall short in childbirth in similar ways
Childbirth in the U.S. can be dangerous and dehumanizing. An ob/gyn who traveled recently to India to review childbirth there says the U.S. and India fall short in similar ways.
Gut instinct: how the way you’re born and fed affect your immune system
The particular makeup of a newborn’s gut microbes is important as it has been shown to affect their risk of developing certain diseases later in childhood and adulthood.
It’s no wonder women opt for caesareans over natural birth when they are not given a real choice
The reduction of childbirth to a 'choice' between surgery and vaginal birth with interventions comes from patriarchal views about the fundamental failure of the female body.
Why fear of childbirth must be studied in the US
We don't know much about fear during childbirth and its effects on outcomes for women and their newborns in the United States.
Parent education and complementary therapies reduce birthing risks
Is childbirth education important? Do all the programs aim to achieve the same thing and, most importantly, do they?
Explainer: what is vaginal seeding?
Why are some new parents wiping vaginal fluid all over their baby’s mouth, eyes, and skin?
Explainer: vaginal birth after caesarean
We've come a long way from the first documented successful caesarean. In 1500, Swiss farmer Jacob Nufer operated on his wife after a labour of several days. She went on to have five more vaginal births.
Do kids born by C-section have a higher risk of chronic disease? A new study looks at the evidence
As more and more babies are delivered by cesarean section, we need to start investigating what that means for their long-term health.
Women’s magazines could play a role in promoting natural births
Medical intervention in birth is normalised by both maternity care providers and all kinds of media. Our research shows information about the benefits of natural birth help women make better choices.
Cerebral palsy risk not lowered by caesarean delivery
Caesarean deliveries do not prevent children from developing cerebral palsy despite long-held medical assumptions. According…
One body becoming two: how women experience childbirth
There is a substantial literature on labour and childbirth in medical, midwifery and social scientific research. But we still don’t know much about how labouring women experience that pivotal time when…
Hard evidence: who carries out the most caesarean sections?
When the movement to promote evidence-based healthcare began in the late 1980s, it started in the field of child birth. So it might be expected that by now, nearly a quarter of a century later, there would…
We’ve become blind to the risks of having babies by caesearean
Hospitals provide much-needed medical care and treatment for women who run into difficulty in childbirth. But many women and babies have medical intervention and treatment without good reason. We’ve become…
Are people born by caesarean section more likely to be obese?
A study recently published in the British Medical Journal (project Viva) has found that children born by caesarean section have a higher rate of obesity at age three than children born naturally. At first…
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