For decades, women have been told childbirth injuries are simply part of becoming a mother, as an accepted, invisible cost of labor and delivery. On this episode of Disruption Interruption Tracy ...

If you are a pregnant woman nearing your due date, you may be starting to think about continuous support for childbirth. Many expecting mothers choose people to provide them with continuous support ...

Childbirth is one of the most painful experiences many people go through in life. Pushing a baby out of your birth canal pushes your body to its physical limits. Labor and delivery can last hours or ...

Having a first child by cesarean delivery is linked to a reduced chance of having a second child and greater use of in vitro fertilization or other fertility treatments.

While pregnancy care has improved, support after childbirth still falls short. Experts say this "postpartum gap" is affecting ...

Human birth is far more challenging than that of other primates. In 1960, anthropologist Sherwood Washburn proposed a widely accepted explanation for the tight squeeze a baby experiences passing ...

Childbirth is an emotional and intense experience for most women. For some, it is deeply traumatic, and for a smaller subset, it can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Understanding who is ...

So much of childbirth depends on the woman and the baby. The following is an excerpt from Bailey Gaddis' Book, "Asking for a Pregnant Friend: 101 Answers to Questions Women Are Too Embarrassed to Ask ...

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 3. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. In these days of global and political chaos, I am making a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although maternal oxygen supplementation during labor and delivery is common to prevent hypoxia and acidemia in ...

Researchers in Norway found women fearful of giving birth spent about an hour and a half longer in labor than other women. Fear of birth was also associated with a greater likelihood of an ...