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What’s it like to have a c-section, and how should you prepare if you do (or don’t) want one? Motherly is here to support you with expert resources and personal essays.
The unknown can be scary, but knowledge is empowering.
The C-section procedure itself stays the same, but the mood is different.
Videos of the 'surgeries' performed by the mother-son team are going viral.
When I look back now I can see the story more clearly, not just the fear and disappointment—but the joy.
6. How fast they got my son out.
Amy Schumer, Jessica Simpson and more open up about their c-sections.
Although I didn't push, I gave birth just the same. It diminished nothing about the moment of becoming a mother again.
There is no *wrong* way to give birth.
"New moms are at once the strongest people you will ever meet and the weakest. They are at once warriors and defeated soldiers."
Why was I in so much pain? Am I weaker than all of these other women? How did they make it through this? Why is this so difficult for me?
You asked and our midwife answered!
One mama tells us how she coped when her birth didn’t go as planned.
Plus, it reminds us how incredible our bodies really are.
This scar represents my own grit. My own tenacity. My own stubbornness. Things I now pass down to my daughter.
For some women, getting induced at 39 weeks could be a new option.
The latest chapter in the birthing wars.
A C-section is major surgery, mama. Here’s what to know to take care of yourself during those first few months.
Advocates for the term say removing surgical language from the birth experience also removes an unnecessary stigma.
But there are a lot of factors at play.
When I look at my scar now, I see my body's ability to heal, to survive.
