Poor healing entails painful complications and impaired fertility, so women need counseling on the risks for future pregnancies.

Women who have cesarean births at an advanced stage of labor are about eight times more likely to develop scars in the womb ...

Dr. Jyotsna Vohra , Director of Research at Tommy's charity , added that unplanned Cesareans often occur under stressful conditions. "To find that these mothers face added risks of preterm birth later ...

While prenatal care often takes center stage, understanding what to expect during labor, delivery and the early days of recovery is just as important.

The second stage of labor (when you start pushing and deliver your baby) usually takes about one to three hours for first-time moms, but often less than an hour — and sometimes only a few minutes — ...

Placenta previa is a rare pregnancy complication that causes the placenta to partially or fully obstruct the cervix.

Depending on your health and the health of the pregnancy, doctors may choose to induce labor anytime after 39 weeks.

Cervical epithelial cells are far from passive bystanders in the body's immune system. New research shows they actually play ...

Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), which is commonly used for cleaning in daily life, has recently been proven effective in ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Dilafor a US patent for the use of its proprietary development compound tafoxiparin in priming of labor. The patent provides key ...