More than one in three deliveries in B.C. hospitals were by C-section last year, the highest rate of surgical birth in Canada, new national data reveals.

Add a C-section and, like any major surgery, it further increases that risk. As many as two of every 1,000 pregnant American women will experience a DVT, James says.

Children who are born by cesarean section have been shown to be at greater risk of developing a host of illnesses, including asthma and type 1 diabetes, as they grow older. romrodinka/Getty Images ...

READ MORE: C-sections: 5 things women need to know In 2007-2008, 26.7 per cent of Canadian births were via C-section and in 2000, the rate was 21.4 per cent. Tonia Gloweski / Global News.

Dr Suguna Deepti Kapila, an obstetrician-gynaecologist, shared an Instagram post on June 18 explaining what to expect in a C-section and the truths that one must know before opting for it. “10 ...

Too often, blame for the high C-section rate is diverted to pregnant people. They are deemed too old, too obese or too unhealthy to give birth vaginally. But data belie this argument.

Health Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development Transferring a mother's vaginal fluid to a baby born by Caesarean section was linked to their development being more ...