Childbirth is shifting from clinical, high-stress settings to calm, thoughtfully designed spaces. Warm water births, soft lighting, and serene environments are helping many women feel more relaxed, in ...

A pathologist noted the child was born through the leg-hole of boxer shorts the 19-year-old woman kept on, which likely ...

Many women use hypnosis to ease the pain of childbirth. When it comes to using hypnosis during labor, the theory is this: If you're scared, your body will respond accordingly by producing adrenaline, ...

They're called low-intervention birthing rooms, and Willowbrook Methodist opened them a few years ago as a test—a way to ...