It's a unique chapter for Andrews Women's Hospital at Baylor Scott & White All Saints in Fort Worth that highlights a special ...

But new evidence has started to challenge the notion that human childbirth is uniquely dangerous. A new paper published today ...

OhioHealth announced the closure in June, saying the labor and delivery unit will close July 31, eliminating 37 positions.

Labor or childbirth can be described as a fetus and placenta delivered from the uterus via the vagina. Having a successful labor can be dependent on three factors, including maternal effort and ...

Why is it becoming harder for so many women to access maternity care? Then, who decides what treatment you can receive — your ...

If you are a pregnant woman nearing your due date, you may be starting to think about continuous support for childbirth. Many expecting mothers choose people to provide them with continuous support ...

A laboring mother has delivered her baby while sleeping, missing the birth of her own son. In a now-viral video, the woman ...

Sexual enjoyment in the years following childbirth is unaffected by the way in which the baby is delivered, according to new research. The study, published in BJOG: An International Journal of ...

Background: Negative experiences of first childbirth increase risks for maternal postpartum depression and may negatively affect mothers' attitudes toward future pregnancies and choice of delivery ...

The tight fit of a baby's head through a mother's birth canal, which causes great difficulty in childbirth, is not unique to humans, as previously understood. Instead, some small-bodied primate babies ...