Gentle C-section: Some hospitals offer (or may be open to facilitating) a so-called "gentle C-section," which can be something of a misnomer for parents who have never gone through a C-section before.

Hospitals offer 'gentle' C-sections with options like aromatherapy and a see-through drape One mom called the "gentle" C-section experience "amazing." ...

When Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She recounts her own experience and the history of C-sections in her book, Invisible Labor.

A mom who recently had a C-section felt guilty for doing so after her friend raved about giving birth naturally.

Only 16% of all counties in the U.S. offered pregnant people the opportunity to attempt labor after a previous cesarean ...

Although cesarean section rates have been roughly stagnant for years statewide and nationwide, some Long Island hospitals ...

When journalist and professor Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She says she could literally feel the operation as it was happening ...

When Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She recounts her own experience and the history of C-sections in her book, Invisible Labor.

When Rachel Somerstein had an emergency C-section with her first child, the anesthesia didn't work. She recounts her own experience and the history of C-sections in her book, Invisible Labor.