From start (when to conceive) to finish (how to deliver), pregnancy is full of personal choices. No matter how you deliver — unmedicated, with an epidural, via an induction, or by C-section — you ...

Planning for labor and delivery means thinking through your options – and for some moms-to-be, that includes going medication-free. "If your goal is a medication-free delivery, that is absolutely ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some natural options to deliver your baby. March 10, 2010— -- Here are five popular natural ways to having a baby. You should, of course, ask your doctor if you are considering any of these ...

Giving birth is no laughing matter, but the gas seems to help. Kate McGovern, a nurse educator and midwife at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., demonstrates the equipment that delivers ...

High birth weight is the main risk factor for birth injuries to the anal sphincter muscles of the person giving birth, according to a new study. This new method for predicting the risks could improve ...