If you're nervous about childbirth, you're not alone. These tips can help you feel calmer about going into labor.

Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, ...

A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks nothing like the towering urban hospitals I have spent my career working in. Nestled into a valley at ...

Childbirth can be a special time that you want to remember, and for some, it's important to have photos of the moment your baby enters the world. But for one woman, asking her sister to record labor ...

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Fear of childbirth pain may top every pregnant person’s list, but once you’ve wrapped your mind around the hurt that is to come, there’s another big fear lurking in the delivery room: losing your shit ...

LEVITTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Having a baby is a major milestone for many women. But managing the labor pain can be a big hurdle in itself. "Since it was my first baby, I really didn't know what ...

Birth isn't just one thing. It's messy, painful, and often joyful. For many people, pregnancy and birth is an inherently risky, socio-political endeavor — and it can't be removed from the culture and ...

Ah, the miracle of childbirth. We’ve all seen pregnancy, labor, and childbirth depicted countless times in television and movies… and if you believed every movie/TV depiction of childbirth, you’d ...

Materna Medical, Inc., a leading innovator in women’s pelvic health solutions, today announced the establishment of a new ICD ...

Pregnancy is one of the most intense and challenging experiences a woman can go through, and making sure they feel safe and ...

Imagine being in labor for hours, enduring contractions that make you feel as if your insides are tightening, twisting and ripping apart. Your ordeal is almost over, but now, more than ever, you need ...