General anesthesia might be appropriate for some pregnant women during a cesarean section delivery. Babies born with general ...

Regional anesthesia—typically with a spinal or epidural block—has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to ...

(CNN) -- Women who have general anesthesia during C-sections are significantly more likely to experience severe postpartum depression resulting in hospitalization, suicidal thoughts or self-harm, ...

The use of general anesthesia during cesarean deliveries is associated with an increased risk for postpartum depression (PPD) that necessitates hospitalization as well as a risk for suicidality, ...

The results of a new study have given even more urgency to our nation's current state of lax postpartum care. Published in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia, researchers discovered that the chances ...

Women who receive general anesthesia during a cesarean section delivery are at higher risk of severe postpartum depression that requires hospitalization, as well as self-inflicted harm and suicidal ...

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 ...

While a C-section is a very routine procedure, having one may come with a lot of confusion and perhaps even a bit of fear. That's totally normal! One thing you don't have to worry about, though? Your ...

Almost one-third of births in the U.S. are delivered by cesarean section — or C-section. Surgical births are performed in the hospital, with a medical team present. Gentle C-sections allow you more ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — A San Diego federal judge has ruled against a North County woman who claimed she was given a caesarean section without anesthesia at an Oceanside hospital four years ago. In 2018, ...

Women who have general anesthesia during C-sections are significantly more likely to experience severe post-partum depression resulting in hospitalization, suicidal thoughts or self-harm, according to ...