NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to anesthesia during cesarean section delivery (C-section) doesn't increase a child's risk of learning disabilities down the road, according to a new report in the ...

Regional anesthesia—typically with a spinal or epidural block—has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the effects that general anesthesia may have on newborns during ...

When a woman needed an emergency caesarean-section at an Oceanside hospital last year, the anesthesiologist could not be quickly found — so the surgery was done without anesthesia, according to the ...

For some, the pain can be overwhelming, even after the block, but this might be unnecessary, a new evidence review argues. General anesthesia appears to be safe for both mother and baby during a ...

Happy, healthy, and always smiling. That's how Cali Iheanachor’s parents describe their baby girl. But Cali’s mom has very different words about her daughter’s birth. "Once I felt it, I was just ...

(CNN) -- Women who have general anesthesia during C-sections are significantly more likely to experience severe postpartum depression resulting in hospitalization, suicidal thoughts or self-harm, ...

A California mom who welcomed a baby girl in November is suing her doctor and the hospital she gave birth in after she claims she underwent an emergency caesarian section without anesthesia. According ...