A vaginal birth after cesarean (known as a VBAC) is when a woman who has had a cesarean has a vaginal birth down the track.

The odds of having identical quadruplets are one in 11 million births. With Rachel Vargas's complications, her babies are one in 40 million.

Natural birth refers to vaginal delivery often with minimal or no medical intervention While a C-section is a surgical ...

Labor and delivery units that are adequately staffed by nurses have lower cesarean birth rates, according to new research ...

A cesarean section involves delivering a baby through an incision in a woman's abdomen and uterus. Approximately 15% to 20% of U.S. babies are born by cesarean section -- a significant increase ...

The World Health Organization recommends a C-section rate between 10% and 15%. In Louisiana in 2023, 36.1% of live births ...

In most cases, these changes are of no major concern and most babies quickly pass through this stage and the birth proceeds normally. But a cesarean section may be necessary if the heart rate ...

Mary Duke, owner of My Sunshine Birth Services, is passionate about empowering families throughout their childbirth journey.

Non-cephalic presentations are observed in 3% of pregnancies at term. Affected pregnant women may be presented with the ...