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 ...

Yes. Nitrous oxide is safe for both you and your baby. It has been used worldwide for decades and does not slow labor or affect the baby’s breathing or Apgar scores. Some patients may feel dizzy, ...

The early stages of labor can be filled with a range of emotions for expecting mothers including pain and uncertainty. Preparing yourself for the unexpected — to the best of your ability — and ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Mercedes Wells and her husband Leon sat inside a Chicago law firm on Tuesday, contemplating action against a local hospital just days after giving birth. It was around midnight ...

A mother says she gave birth to her baby in a car minutes after being turned away from a hospital over the weekend in Crown Point, Indiana. Video shows her being wheeled out by hospital staff, and she ...

Sophia Harris first got on birth control pills at age 10 to manage “out of control” hormone fluctuations. Harris, 27, stayed on the pill until around 25 but decided to switch to an intrauterine device ...

This is a Kentucky Lantern story republished under Creative Commons. See more from Kentucky Lantern here. Sophia Harris first got on birth control pills at age 10 to manage “out of control” hormone ...

Sophia Harris first got on birth control pills at age 10 to manage “out of control” hormone fluctuations. Harris, 27, stayed on the pill until around 25 but decided to switch to an intrauterine device ...

Sarah Dunant gave birth to her two children in 1987 and 1990, and her experience informed her portrayal of childbirth in her 2003 book 'The Birth of Venus' Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Historical ...

Historical novelist Sarah Dunant has spoken to PEOPLE about her decision to give birth twice without pain relief to see how women used to suffer decades ago The author told people the experience was ...