A new mom almost died after giving birth when she developed a flesh-eating bacteria in her c-section wound. Amber DeWitt, 31, nearly lost her life to a flesh-eating bug that developed in her c ...

Cesarean section is one of the most commonly performed procedures for women, with almost a third of women in many developed countries experiencing cesarean section when they give birth. The rate ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2008;53(3):236-246. A 1999 Cochrane review of 51 randomized trials concluded that a single dose of either ampicillin or a first-generation cephalosporin administered at ...

Researchers suggest an association between cesarean sections during labor and recurrent preterm birth or mid-trimester loss in subsequent pregnancies, potentially due to cervical damage Study ...

Cesarean section (CS) is one of the most performed major surgical procedures in obstetrics. When adequately indicated, it can ...