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, ...

Discover LDRP suites and understand epidural safety for a comfortable, natural-feeling birth. Embrace motherhood without the ...

Birth Matters, a new book by pioneering midwife Ina May Gaskin aims to empower women to gain control over their bodies in order to have the kind of birth they want Before I read Birth Matters, I had ...

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 ...

Mothers must consider pain, labour time, and recovery when choosing between natural birthing and C-sections. Natural birthing allows quicker recovery and bonding; C-sections involve anesthesia, longer ...

Tested, assessed and treated as patients rather than mothers-to-be, it's no wonder women are afraid of giving birth naturally, says Pat Thomas as International Women's Day arrives A healthy woman ...

In recent years, the conversation around childbirth has started to change. Many women today are asking questions, reading ...

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 ...