A new study by researchers at Mass General Brigham finds that patients who undergo unscheduled or unplanned cesarean deliveries are at substantially increased risk of experiencing acute psychological stress during childbirth, ...
Jan 15, 2026
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One million births in Norway over 17 years have a story to tell: Maternity wards with greater numbers of births have safer births.
Jan 8, 2026
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Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) used to be a rare pregnancy condition, but it now affects roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually, posing a major cause of maternal death. Yet why it happens is still not well understood. Placenta ...
Jan 3, 2026
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Nearly one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded, and too often invisible. Each number hides ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Women's Health have identified recent national trends in cesarean births, noting significant racial and ethnic disparities.
Nov 18, 2025
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Women who receive more virtual antenatal care during their second or third trimesters could experience poorer pregnancy outcomes, including higher risks of preterm birth, cesarean sections and neonatal intensive care unit ...
Oct 17, 2025
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New mothers are more likely to experience severe pain that disrupts sleep and activities of daily living, as well as develop sleep disorders, if they give birth by cesarean delivery (C-section), suggests research presented ...
Oct 12, 2025
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Babies born to mothers who live in rural areas or who don't receive prenatal care may face higher risks of health complications at birth, suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 annual meeting.
Oct 11, 2025
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Women who have cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb which are known to increase the likelihood of premature births in future pregnancies, UCL researchers ...
Oct 7, 2025
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A University of Alberta-led research team has identified an association between asthma in pregnant women and adverse outcomes for their newborns, including preterm birth, low birth weight and cesarean section delivery.
Oct 2, 2025
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