(NEW YORK) — During her pregnancy with her first child, Emily Brown said she planned to have a natural, non-medicated birth. But the way Brown, 34, of Oklahoma, ended up giving birth to her daughter ...

Today, nearly 1 in 3 births in the United States are performed by cesarean section, and a growing number of those are planned rather than done in response to an emergency. Planned C-sections allow ...

Cesarean births can prevent injury and death for both the parent and baby during the delivery process, however it can also increase unexpected complications such as infection, organ injury, blood ...