Women giving birth is the foundation of our humanity. It is fundamental and essential to our very existence. Yet, after all these centuries of medical developments and advancement, women continue to ...

In the final weeks of my pregnancy, I found myself reading and listening to birth stories at a feverish pace. I’d taken a birth education class and felt informed about the mechanics of labor and ...

At one time or another, people regarded childbirth as something that should be painful, painless, completely forgotten, fully remembered, natural, surgical, experienced at home or experienced in a ...

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 ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A birthing chair is ...

Recent research shows that most pregnancy-related deaths occur in the year after a baby is born. The discovery is changing how doctors care for new mothers. By Roni Caryn Rabin Roni Caryn Rabin ...

Though it responds to a justified distrust of the medical establishment among women, it also subtly partakes of an insidious mythology. Pregnant women are everywhere, but in a way it’s hard to see ...