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, ...

A Seattle stay-at-home mom who sang through labor to deliver her son as her husband played guitar says she hardly experienced pain -- it "felt like a vacation." Brandon Hell / SWNS See more of our ...

Join Garbagemom as she shares her intimate natural birth story, from labor to delivery without medical intervention. This ...

For the roughly 10% of women who haven't given birth by 42 weeks, inducing labor may be a viable option. In fact, depending on your health and the health of the pregnancy, doctors may choose to induce ...

A birth educator has sparked an important (and overdue) conversation on TikTok after she shared a clip revealing what really counts as a 'natural birth'. Posting a video for her 131.3k followers, ...

Birthing centers, which offer natural, low-intervention births to low-risk moms, are becoming more and more popular. But regardless of demand, they’re struggling to stay open. When Kimberly Kleoppel ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “While on hormonal birth control I noticed so many changes that I didn’t like ...