In theory, birth decisions are deeply personal. In practice, parents are often asked to explain, defend, or justify them.

They're called low-intervention birthing rooms, and Willowbrook Methodist opened them a few years ago as a test—a way to ...

No one goes into labor 100% fully prepared for what’s going to happen, but here are some things that may help leading up to the big day.

In the past month alone, unusual births have made headlines across the country: a baby girl nicknamed “Little Buc-ee” arrived ...

Emily Boazman just thought she was having a large baby. But when she started losing "buckets" of amniotic fluid, she realized something was different. Boazman speaks to PEOPLE about her viral video ...

A Detroit teen's shocking revelation about a newborn on her porch unfolds a story of fear and hidden challenges after giving birth.

Yes. Nitrous oxide is safe for both you and your baby. It has been used worldwide for decades and does not slow labor or ...

The movement’s adherents are women who give birth without trained medical assistance; in the most extreme versions, they ...

ANU Strategic & Defence Studies Centre Visiting Fellow Dr Matthew Sussex says the "sticking point" over territory appears to remain following stalled peace plan talks between Russia and Ukraine. Join ...

HEPP's Emilia Palonen will host a book launch event and webinar on 8 December from 14 to 16 EET. Copies of "The Birth and Death of Liberal Democracy in Hungary: The Populist Logic of Polarisation as ...

Kelsey Moore’s son in a moss bag in Regina, Saskatchewan, on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. His name is being withheld to protect his privacy. IMAGINE YOU ARE a pregnant Canadian, close to your due date, ...

Analysis from FAIR Health in 2024 found that the national median hospital charge for a vaginal delivery in the U.S. was just over $31,000, while a C-section had a median charge of around $44,400, for ...