Nearly 1 in 60 patients with cesarean delivery suffered severe perioperative surgical morbidity, more often with intrapartum delivery, a California billing code study of almost 600,000 cases reported.

Risk of placenta accreta rises in women with multiple C-sections. Barbara George, who nearly died of placenta accrete with the birth of her daughter Hannah, is outraged over the rising cesarean rate.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Spontaneous preterm birth rate was higher after second-stage cesarean delivery vs. vaginal delivery.