cesarean

Newborn needs 13 stitches on her face after being “sliced” during emergency C-section

Newborn needs 13 stitches on her face after being “sliced” during emergency C-section

“I’ve never heard of anybody having to deal with their baby’s face looking like this after a C-section.” A baby delivered via emergency cesarean section was left badly cut in Denver, Colorado last week. Reazjhana Williams planned to have her baby naturally, but complications meant she was soon being assisted to theatre for a C-section. […]

5 years ago

This is the one thing you NEVER thought to pack for a caesarean

This is the one thing you NEVER thought to pack for a caesarean

It’s the last thing you’d think of. When it comes to what to pack when you’re going to the hospital to have a baby it’s all about the timing. If the baby arrives early, chances are you won’t have even thought of what to bring, but if you get organised, in that eventuality, then you […]

9 years ago

‘Epidemic…’ the country where half of first-time mums have cesareans

‘Epidemic…’ the country where half of first-time mums have cesareans

Globally, births via cesarean are on the up. For example, three decades ago in Ireland, more than 90 percent of babies were delivered naturally. Now that number has fallen to less than 70 percent, with close-to a third of babies arriving via c-section. Still, our figures are trumped by Mexico – a country where, it […]

10 years ago