No matter where a family lives, welcoming a baby into the world can be a joyous occasion — yet how a woman experiences birth varies drastically from country to country. The number of births by ...

Recovering from a major surgery like a C-section is not easy, but for mothers who have young children at home, these challenges are compounded. Finding time to rest and heal can feel impossible at ...

New mothers are more likely to experience severe pain that disrupts sleep and activities of daily living, as well as develop sleep disorders, if they give birth by cesarean delivery (C-section), ...

C-section Delivery Risks: Cases of C-section delivery are increasing rapidly in India. Why do doctors insist on it, and what harm can it cause to the mother and child? C- section Delivery Research: ...

For hours, Alicia Skrenes paced around a hotel room two hours from her home, waiting to be far enough along in labor to go to the hospital. Skrenes had been in labor twice before, and both times ...

How a baby is born has a profound impact on their microbiome — the community of microbes that colonize the body. That’s the finding of the largest ever study of the newborn microbiome, which offers ...