Case study: Caesarean section - The side effects - The last two and a half years have been a nightmare since I was given an epidural which didn't work properly for my elective caesarean section. I nev...

Landmark decision for patient rights in Caesarean case - Early in May, in a landmark decision, the British courts struck a blow for patient rights. The Court of Appeal held in favour of Ms S, a woman who ha...

Parent's victory in choice of child's treatment - A High Court decision has made the rights of parents to choose non emergency treatments for their children a little clearer. ...

C-section aftershocks - In late September of this year, researchers in the US dropped a bombshell onto the cosy world of obstetrics. After analyzing the records of nearly six...

Surgeons are performing ops on dying patients - A new British report shows that surgeons are performing too many "inappropriate and aggressive" operations on patients who are frail or terminally ill...

Caesarean: It triples the death rate in newborns - Babies born by Caesarean section are three times more likely to die soon afterwards than those born naturally, a new study has discovered.

News - * Spiritual wellbeing soothes despair among the terminally ill Spiritual wellbeing is a crucial factor in helping patients with terminal illness.

Older mums have more unnecessary caesareans - Obstetric complications do not explain why pregnant women over 30 years of age are more likely than younger women to end up with a caesarean section....