You worry that labor will be endless pain and chaos, but others who felt the same often found surprises that eased their fear. Many say the moments that worried them most turned out gentler, shorter, ...

A Zeeland woman's labor took an unexpected turn when she delivered her baby breech on her driveway with help from her doula ...

The SPCA of East Texas rescued a dog abandoned in the road and in labor with 16 pups. Ten survived after emergency surgery; the group now seeks community support.

Postpartum experiences are as unique as the pregnancies that come before them. Because of this, it can be difficult to ...

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.

Asking what can be done to raise birth rates, then, is the wrong question. Demographic research consistently shows that birth ...

OSF HealthCare has added a new member to its OB-GYN training team. “Victoria” is a high-tech birthing simulator that can replicate a variety of birth emergencies, including rare, high-risk ...

A woman who said she is a labor and delivery nurse and shared a video hoping for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to experience physical trauma during childbirth is no longer employed, a ...

CONCORD, N.H. — People convicted of certain heinous offenses in New Hampshire could soon risk being sentenced to hard labor for life, if a Republican-backed proposal becomes law. The New Hampshire ...

*** proposal to hit billionaires with *** new tax is nowhere close to becoming reality, but some of the state's richest residents, lawmakers, and labor groups are already clashing over it, and some of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We connected with midwives and other birth professionals to help us understand the appeal of free birth—and why its risky. Free ...