15 results

• Vaginal Birth Complication Risks May Be Greater After a Prior C-Section: Study

  May 10, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  Findings of a new study indicate that women and their newborns are at greater risk of death and birth complications if she attempts a vaginal birth after having had a previous C-section delivery.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Botched Delivery, Failure To Order C-Section

  May 7, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A wrongful death lawsuit indicates that the side effects of Pitocin contributed to the death of a newborn after doctors failed to order a C-section procedure when labor did not progress.

• C-Sections May Increase Risk of Hysterectomy Complications: Study

  August 10, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study indicate that having a C-section delivery increases the risk of complications during a later hysterectomy.

• C-Section Delivery, Hemorrhage Risk Among Healthy Women Influenced By Hospital Management Practices: Study

  July 12, 2017

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds a link between the practices of hospital staff and increased rates of C-section deliveries and birth complications.

• C-Sections, Induced Births Decline Amid Concerns Over Complications, Birth Injuries

  August 2, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  C-Sections and induced labor births are on the decline in the U.S. amid concerns of complications and birth injuries resulting from what are often unnecessary obstetric interventions.