The teamwork at Lutheran Hospital makes mothers and their babies feel supported through the birth experience.

The steady rise in C-sections from 21 percent of births in 1996 to 32 percent today is a major quality and cost problem. The trend has been associated with a significant increase in serious maternal ...

Having an extra trained professional by your side might ease a pregnancy. Among a group of pregnant individuals insured by Medicaid, those who used a doula in addition to a medical team had a lower ...

Women who undergo C-sections are more likely to experience debilitating pain and sleep disorders in the months after giving birth. Researchers found both qualitative and large-scale data supporting ...

Overall cesarean birth rates decreased from 2012 to 2021, but racial disparities for Black women widened. Cesarean delivery can be vital, but can also contribute to undue morbidity and mortality.