She was in active labor and refused a C-section. The hospital took her to court.

In a recording of the hearing obtained by ProPublica, the laboring patient Cherise Doyley called it “the craziest thing I’ve ...
Becker's Hospital Review

C-section rates at decade high, fertility at record low: 4 CDC findings

C-section rates decade high in 2025 as CDC reports U.S. births decline and fertility hits a 25-year low, impacting obstetric service planning.
STAT

C-section rate in 2025 highest in a decade

More data from the CDC: Overall, there were more than 3.6 million births in the U.S. last year. It sounds like a lot, but ...
People

6-Inch Surgical Tool Found Inside Mom’s Body 18 Months After Cesarean Section

An Alexis wound retractor (AWR) “about the size of a dinner plate” was accidentally left in a woman’s abdomen after giving birth via c-section in 2020 Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for PEOPLE on ...
Medscape

Older C-Section Surgical Technique May Reduce Complications

An older cesarean section closure technique may reduce the complications caused by the surgery. Though faster, the technique now used most frequently seems to be responsible for the creation of ...
Healio

Fecal transplants for babies born by cesarean section may contain harmful pathogens

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study testing fecal transplantation for babies born by cesarean section found that 42% of mothers carried ...