It’s quite a common occurrence all over the globe for a pregnant woman to go into a long and wearying labor only to learn that safe delivery could be guaranteed only by an urgent C-section. Professor Susan Wray of the Centre for Better Births comments that a prolonged labor (that may end up in having to perform a C-section) occurs in 10 per cent cases and this percentage is higher for first time pregnancies. Full story

For many women sexual relationships after pregnancy are more of a psychological than physiological issue. After delivery – whether it was vaginal or cesarean birth – doctors encourage women to abstain from sex during follow-up six weeks. Your body needs this break to recover as pregnancy and giving birth impose the greatest stress. Full story