Consent in the medical field is vital to ensuring a patient’s comfort and safety. Some people, however, are sounding the alarm about what they believe to be a major blind spot: the lack of informed ...

Anthropologist Barbara J. King talks with scientists who looked at the differences in the birthing processes of experienced and first-time monkey... During a 10-year span, a team of primatologists ...

A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and shortly after childbirth. Unlike midwives or obstetricians, ...

Not all animals lie down to give birth. Discover the animals that give birth standing up and learn about the reasons for this ...

The Doula - Everyone likes to talk about the magic of birth. But if you've ever given birth, you know there is another side. The labor itself can be endlessly long, frightening and lonely. You may be ...

Emotional Reinforcement “Multifaceted support is necessary to meet a multifaceted experience,” explains Cohen. “We typically have looked at pregnancy as a very linear experience, and it’s not. It’s ...

Obstetricians may be losing ground to a natural parenting movement that's making women feel guilty about the birthing process, an ob/gyn blogger says. Amy Tuteur, MD, is the author of a new book, Push ...

As I prepare this article, I am seven months pregnant with my sixth child. Talking about birth fills my heart with deep concern and amazing hope, as I can see how the tide is changing to honor women ...

Foregoing an epidural, a new mom did the seemingly impossible by delivering her baby in 40 seconds flat. Cianna Gonzalez, 24, only labored for three hours before her son “shot out,” she told Southwest ...