Pregnant women worry. They worry whether the baby is healthy; they worry if they’re eating right and avoiding everything that could possibly be harmful to the new life growing within. They also worry ...

Some women may choose to experience childbirth as a natural event, using no medications at all. Instead, they use techniques like controlled breathing for pain or relaxation. The mother feels like she ...

everyone else is wrong about. A few weeks after I had my first child, I ran into a woman from my prenatal yoga class who was still pregnant. She told me, sadly, that her baby was breech, and because ...

After months of anticipation, your baby's due date is near. Here's what you can expect from the start of labor until the first days and weeks with your new baby. No one can predict with certainty when ...

During pregnancy, you’ll face many decisions, one of them being whether to use pain medication in childbirth. While it’s not right for everyone, choosing to go without medication during labor can have ...

Becoming a parent is widely regarded as one of the most joyous milestones for any couple, and especially for the woman. However, fear and confusion about the delivery and childbirth process are also ...

Michel Odent, a French obstetrician whose natural childbirth innovations, including homelike delivery rooms and birthing pools, aimed to make new mothers feel calm and secure, died Aug. 19 in London.

Professor of Midwifery and Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Southern Cross University Julie Jomeen received funding for this work from the Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology ...