It's no secret that childbirth has a reputation for being incredibly painful. But the general consensus is that the excruciating pain is worth it thanks to the reward at the end - aka meeting the mini ...

At our latest appointment, the doctor likens labour to trying to lift up a chair while still sitting on it, writes Peter Max We all know that there is no greater feeling than that of two people ...

Labour contractions are your body’s way of guiding your baby into the world. But when they become too intense, too frequent, ...

There's a big learning curve when it comes to pregnancy. For many expecting parents, just thinking about contractions can be nerve-wracking because they are associated with pain and the start of labor ...

The early stages of labor can be filled with a range of emotions for expecting mothers including pain and uncertainty. Preparing yourself for the unexpected — to the best of your ability — and ...

Women have made many strides in the workplace over the last century, but issues like the pay gap, occupational segregation and unequal divisions of household labor persist. As of October 2022, women ...

Labour plays out differently for everyone, so it pays to be aware of the various pain-relief options available to you. This works by applying tiny electrical pulses to the nerve endings just beneath ...

One midwife laughed at me when I begged for pain relief, saying I didn’t have a clue what real pain was and that the worst ...

If you think that things are getting tougher for working people, well, you won’t hear any arguments from those of us here at the Hits. The decline of America’s middle class has been pretty well ...

I just celebrated my 50th birthday. Even 50 years later, my mom still loves to tell the story of the day I was born. It had been a scorching August to that point. My mother went into labor on a ...