During pregnancy, you’ll face many decisions, one of them being whether to use pain medication in childbirth. While it’s not right for everyone, choosing to go without medication during labor can have ...

If you’re within the last few months of your pregnancy, you might be in the process of creating your birth plan. A birth plan is a list of your wishes for the childbirth experience that can include ...

Every woman — and every labor — is different. Some women find the experience to be less painful than they expected, while some find it more painful. Many of those in the latter category who might have ...

LEVITTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Having a baby is a major milestone for many women. But managing the labor pain can be a big hurdle in itself. "Since it was my first baby, I really didn't know what ...

Developed countries have seen rising rates of medical interventions during labor and delivery. A team of investigators from Australia studied how a new approach to prenatal childbirth education ...

In other cultures and languages, there are specific words for the feelings women experience during childbirth. In Swedish, the word is värkar. In Swahili, the phrase is maumivu ya uzazi. But in the ...

Pain management during childbirth has evolved dramatically over the centuries, from herbal remedies to modern epidurals. But what if one of the most effective natural pain relievers has been growing ...

Picture a roomful of men kneeling next to their supine and pregnant wives, blowing whistles in their wives faces, barking at them to breathe, even calling them maggot. We were coaches now, after all, ...