Considering a childbirth education class? Here’s why you should take one, the various approaches and how to find the best one ...

Before the birth of my first child, I didn't armor myself with knowledge like I should have. Instead of researching breathing techniques, pain relief options, and potential complications, I simply ...

If you have ever experienced labor and delivery, what I am about to say may feel very validating — new research shows that childbirth is an athletic event on par with intense athletes. Again, if ...

Childbirth, as anyone who's been through it knows, can feel very much like an extreme sport. And, it turns out, some childbirth-related injuries are surprisingly like sports injuries, including the ...

U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show. Though the risk of death is very small, experts believe increasing maternal obesity and a jump in ...

The health system will consolidate two childbirth centers in south-central Minnesota following Mayo Clinic’s withdrawal of ...

Midwives are routinely "overlooked and ignored" despite saving millions of lives a year, the United Nations said on Wednesday ...

The Nantucket Community School, in partnership with Community Solutions for Behavioral Health, will offer free childbirth ...