Five cheetah cubs are receiving critical care after veterinarians decided to perform a rare C-section birth on their five-year-old mother last week. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden welcomed the ...

General anesthesia might be appropriate for some pregnant women during a cesarean section delivery. Babies born with general ...

CINCINNATI (AP) – Cincinnati Zoo officials say five cheetah cubs born after a rare C-section procedure are getting around-the-clock critical care in the zoo’s nursery. The zoo’s director of animal ...

C-section, also called cesarean birth, has become more common around the world. While it can be life-saving for both mother and baby when medically needed, many myths surround the procedure. These ...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A recent study is highlighting the need for less invasive surgical options for women with a prior C-section who subsequently need a hysterectomy. Dr. Daniel Gomez, a minimally ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Zoo says one of its cheetahs has died two weeks after giving birth to five cubs in a rare C-section procedure. The zoo said Tuesday that the cheetah named Willow had ...

Readers respond to a front-page article about fetal heart monitoring and C-sections. Also: When Shirley MacLaine was the ...

Cesarean section (C-section) procedures have increased dramatically around the world in the recent decades. Overweight and obesity rates, common risk factors for pregnancy outcomes and for C-sections, ...