Birthing methods are a big subject of conversation right now, especially due to the emergence of the staggering statistics regarding C-sections — the number of C-section births have doubled since 2000 ...

As an expectant parent, you may have heard about childbirth practices that fall outside of standard labor, delivery and newborn care. Some may offer possible benefits to you or your baby. However, ...

A decidedly “crunchy” birthing practice is finally becoming mainstream, with some new research to back it up. A growing number of moms are choosing to leave the vernix (the waxy, white coating on a ...

When Tara Abbott gave birth to her first child five years ago, her labor didn't progress naturally after her water broke. She was given drugs to induce the process. "I didn't know I could say no," she ...

A large obstetric and midwifery practice that delivers babies at Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center will be moving its births to Sentara Leigh Hospital in the spring. Womancare Centers, which has been ...

An Australian coroner’s court determined Wednesday that the cause of death of health and wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke, 30, was due to severe blood loss after having gone through a risky ...

Plans to open an independent birth center in Germantown come on the heels of the Lifecycle Wellness and Birth Center closure ...

The birthing practice known as "lotus birth," in which parents allow a newborn's umbilical cord to remain attached to the placenta until the cord breaks naturally, is enjoying some popularity, perhaps ...