Chantal Panozzo gave birth to her first baby abroad and the second one back home in Chicago. She found the level of care she received in Switzerland to be much greater than in the US. The US system ...

Water birth – in which a woman spends some or all of labour and delivery in a warm water pool – has become more popular as a gentler form of birthing. While its proponents claim it helps provide ...

His innovations, including homelike delivery rooms and birthing pools, were based on his belief that “human birth cannot work as long as a woman is thinking.” By Adam Nossiter Michel Odent, a French ...

In this three-part series, we explore the significant impact of childbirth on women throughout history. Topics covered ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Within 6 weeks of delivery, readmission risk was higher after stillbirth vs. live birth. Mental health/substance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why is it so expensive to give birth in America? In a word: supply. America needs to deliver better results for our mothers and ...

If more pregnant women delivered their babies at midwife-led birth centers, the nation’s C-section rate would go down and cost savings would go up, reversing the current twin trend of rising health ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Many women on the Western Slope were concerned by the closure of the only natural birthing center in the area. However, a new facility is under construction to help meet ...