A person may choose to give birth naturally, without pain management medication, or with an epidural to block sensations of pain in the lower body. Each birthing option has its potential risks and ...

From start (when to conceive) to finish (how to deliver), pregnancy is full of personal choices. No matter how you deliver — unmedicated, with an epidural, via an induction, or by C-section — you ...

Giving birth is no laughing matter, but the gas seems to help. Kate McGovern, a nurse educator and midwife at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., demonstrates the equipment that delivers ...

The moment you find out you’re pregnant, the questions start flooding in. One of the biggest decisions you’ll face is how you want to deliver your baby. With C-section rates climbing and natural birth ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Local doulas, who help expecting parents give birth, claim the only alternative birthing center in Rhode Island is sometimes unavailable. However, a spokesperson for Women & ...

The death of a young mother and her baby who died after choosing a home birth shows us a system that is failing mothers like ...

What began as a determined plan for a natural birth turned into an unforgettable delivery in grandma’s truck for Lake L.A. mom Sandi Mendoza, whose daughter was born on the floor of the pickup ...