A nurse has shared a list of some of the shocking things she has heard new dads say in hospital delivery rooms. Childbirth ...

Some women experience less pain during childbirth due to a genetic variant, KV6.4, which acts like a natural epidural, ...

We assumed that suffering is unlikely if indicators of satisfaction were positive after childbirth. Adequate evidence of benefit in reducing pain exists for continuous labor support, baths ...

Scroll down as we explain to you the different types of labor pain. Before experiencing true contractions before childbirth, many women have Braxton Hicks contractions, also known as false labor ...

drug use during labor and delivery involves primarily oxytocin and narcotic analgesics. Oxytocin is a uterotonic agent, and it induces or augments labor. Pain is a frequent occurrence that ...

Contractions and dilation (opening) of the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered preterm, or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last ...

Brittany Sharpe McCollum, founder of Blossoming Bellies Wholistic Birth Services, shares her tips for an empowering labor and ...

In the Philippines, water labor and birth can be done in a hospital, a birthing center, or at home. Whatever you choose, many moms report water births as an overall calmer, gentler, and more positive ...