WATCH: Aborable Baby Gorilla Born By Rare, Risky Cesarean Section
It's highly unusual for veterinarians to perform C-sections on gorillas. The western lowland gorilla is critically endangered.
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Researchers Test Microbe Wipe To Promote Babies' Health After C-Sections
A small study suggests that slathering newborns with their mothers' microbes after cesarean sections could help create healthy microbiomes. Reducing childhood illness later on is the goal.
Should More Women Give Birth Outside The Hospital?
The British medical system says healthy women with normal pregnancies should give birth at home or in a midwife-led facility. But 99 percent of babies in the U.S. are born in hospitals.
The Gentle Cesarean: More Like A Birth Than An Operation
The goal is simple, the techniques easy. Let the mother see her baby being born, if she wants to, and give her the baby immediately following the birth, so they can bond before the baby is taken away.