Having a C-section is usually a decision that requires a lot of thought from health care providers and laboring people. But Cesarean sections are common—there are more than a million performed in the ...

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A pregnant woman in Ireland who is is two weeks overdue, according to her records at Waterford Regional Hospital, was taken to High Court after refusing the C-section procedure recommended by hospital ...

Although a high percentage of babies are delivered the way nature intended, or vaginally, it’s not that uncommon for babies to be born via Cesarean section. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...