The natural hormonal patterns of labor and vaginal birth prime the body for milk production, while immediate skin-to-skin contact typically occurs more readily without surgical recovery ...

Essure, a permanent, non-surgical form of birth control, sterilizes women by plugging the fallopian tubes. It consists of metallic coils inserted into the fallopian tubes. An estimated 750,000 ...

But in a study in Birmingham, 72 women had one midwife during their pregnancy. Just nine had a surgical birth, compared to 19 among a group who had several midwives. Andy Carson, lead GP in the ...

including those with no indicated medical or obstetric health reasons for surgical birth. [24] This is a cause of deep concern for childbearing women today as well as the midwives who serve them.

Treatments fall into 3 categories - medical, procedural, and surgical. Birth control is the most frequently used medication. "Birth control methods do not shrink the fibroid size, buy they ...