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1 Nine Items to Pack When Having a C-Section
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4 Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me: Second Delivery Isn't Easier
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5 How to Prepare For a Scheduled C-Section
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6 Would You Want to Know If You're C-Section Bound?
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7 Postpartum C-Section Surprises
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8 Baby Bump: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Sections
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9 Do You Think "Choosy Mothers Choose Caesareans"?
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10 Tips and Tricks For Women Having C-Sections
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13 Lil Links: Insider's Look at a C-Section
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15 What Do You Know About C-Sections?
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Too posh to push? The phrase, which was coined after Victoria Beckham supposedly asked for a C-section to deliver her first baby, Brooklyn, 12 years ago, has come to represent a whole group of women who choose to forgo traditional childbirth in favor of the surgical method. Though home births are on the rise and celeb mamas are leading the charge, one-third of American tots enter the world via Read more
One in every three babies birthed in the United States is now born via c-section, making the procedure the most common operation in American hospitals. In a report issued last year, the Centers for Disease Control found that the nation's c-section rate increased by 53 percent between 1996 and 2007, to an all time high of 32 percent. Though women have c-sections for many reasons, approximately 40 Read more
It never hurts to be prepared. With the US c-section rate at an all-time high – 32 percent of all births are now via surgery – expectant mamas need to be armed with information before going into labor. We've rounded up all of our firsthand cesarean information to provide moms-to-be with everything they need to know before going under the knife. Nine Important Items to Pack For a Read more
Waiting for a c-section? Get in line! According to the National Institutes of Health the c-section rate – which currently stands at 32 percent – doesn't show any sign of slowing down. Scientists are predicting that the upswing will continue to rise for the foreseeable future. But women who go through the long process of labor, only to end up delivering via surgery, may be able to bypass the Read more
You would think that with experience comes wisdom but that isn't always the case. When I was pregnant with my first child, I read every book and email newsletter that came my way, spoke with friends about their delivery experiences and both mentally and physically prepared for the big day. When I received word at my 39-week appointment that my baby was in a frank breech position, and the doctor Read more
It never hurts to be prepared. With the US c-section rate at an all-time high – 32 percent of all births are now via surgery – expectant mamas need to be armed with information before going into labor. We've rounded up all of our first-hand cesarean information to provide moms-to-be with everything they need to know before going under the knife. Nine Important Items to Pack For a Read more
And baby makes four! Heading home from the hospital following the birth of a second, third, or fourth child is a momentous occasion. While mama is negotiating the new family dynamics and figuring out how she can be attentive to each child, she is also recovering from delivery. Women who gave birth via c-section have a few extra obstacles to clear, as they heal from their abdominal surgery. Most Read more
There are a lot of things about birth that a mama-to-be doesn't realize until she enters the delivery room. An itchy epidural, relieving the bowels on the table and tearing to name a few. When my first son was born via c-section, I succumbed to the post-delivery shakes that my friends had told me about. After about an hour, the shakes subsided and I didn't think about them again. This time Read more
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Though some families consider their birth of a child a private affair that only a select few should witness, others are happy to share the photos and videos with everyone they know. One Boston family decided to share the experience with an entire nation this morning as their son's scheduled c-section birth was broadcast Read more
Doctors may stitch and staple postpartum mothers up on the operating table, but once they get home the physical results of a c-section are a battle scar women carry for the rest of their lives. After the pain and numbness surrounding the scar fade, many ladies seek lotions and salves to help dissolve the little red line into oblivion. While no one potion is guaranteed to rid you of your scar, Read more
