A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks nothing like the towering urban hospitals I have spent my career working in. Nestled into a valley at ...

Childbirth can be a special time that you want to remember, and for some, it's important to have photos of the moment your baby enters the world. But for one woman, asking her sister to record labor ...

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Ah, the miracle of childbirth. We’ve all seen pregnancy, labor, and childbirth depicted countless times in television and movies… and if you believed every movie/TV depiction of childbirth, you’d ...

Birth isn't just one thing. It's messy, painful, and often joyful. For many people, pregnancy and birth is an inherently risky, socio-political endeavor — and it can't be removed from the culture and ...

Fear of childbirth pain may top every pregnant person’s list, but once you’ve wrapped your mind around the hurt that is to come, there’s another big fear lurking in the delivery room: losing your shit ...

LEVITTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Having a baby is a major milestone for many women. But managing the labor pain can be a big hurdle in itself. "Since it was my first baby, I really didn't know what ...

As convenient as it would be for babies to be delivered by storks and for everything to go according to a well-researched and personalized birth plan, the truth is, childbirth is messy business. So, ...

There's a wealth of information to help you maintain a healthy pregnancy, but the act of childbirth itself can seem a bit mysterious to many first-time moms-to-be — even if you've read up on all the ...

An Ohio 10-year-old’s recent abortion has generated fierce debate. Doctors in countries where pregnancy is common in adolescents say the toll of childbirth on young bodies is brutal. By Stephanie ...