Emily had a bad feeling about her Caesarian section before it started. The epidural had numbed her legs, but she could sense the catheter in her bladder, which seemed wrong to her as a labor and ...

When my son was born via cesarean delivery, commonly referred to as a C-section, I was completely unprepared for what recovery would look like. To be fair, I had kind of ignored this part of my ...

Approval was based on a prospective study that included 44 participants who underwent C-section delivery. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Primary Relief, a percutaneous electrical ...

(BPT) – Nearly a third of all births in the U.S. — more than 1.3 million — are delivered by cesarean section (C-section) each year. While their baby’s safety is top of mind, mothers are likely also ...

Pain assessments and medications received after a cesarean delivery were lower among women whose first language was not English, according to a retrospective study. While these women had similar ...

For years, women recovering from cesarean section (C-section) deliveries have been given devices that let them, with a button, control the flow of opioid painkillers into their IV line. But as ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chronic pain is often seen in patients who receive a "Pfannenstiel" incision as part of a c-section or other operation, Dutch researchers report in the journal Obstetrics & ...

New research presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 indicates C-section mothers face greater postpartum challenges, experiencing significantly more severe pain and sleep disturbances. A study of over 1.5 ...

Fascinating texts on the timeline of cesarean pain. By Susan Burton Hi “Retrievals” listeners! Episode 3 drops today. (If you’re just joining us, catch up with our newsletters about Episode 1 and ...

In what would later be hailed as a miracle, a determined mother performed a caesarean section on herself, armed only with a ...