Anthropologist Barbara J. King talks with scientists who looked at the differences in the birthing processes of experienced and first-time monkey... During a 10-year span, a team of primatologists ...

Obstetricians may be losing ground to a natural parenting movement that's making women feel guilty about the birthing process, an ob/gyn blogger says. Amy Tuteur, MD, is the author of a new book, Push ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is informed birth consent? Here's why it's vital. (Getty Images) Consent in the medical field is vital to ensuring a ...

The Doula - Everyone likes to talk about the magic of birth. But if you've ever given birth, you know there is another side. The labor itself can be endlessly long, frightening and lonely. You may be ...

A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and shortly after childbirth. Unlike midwives or obstetricians, ...

Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle initially announced they were expecting their first child together, anticipation has mounted around the details of Markle’s birth plan. Amidst all the talk of how ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) – April the giraffe has become an internet sensation, with hundreds of thousands of people waiting for her to give birth at the Animal Adventure Park in New York. April’s pregnancy has ...

Brad Edwards shares his journey from losing his twin sons at birth to founding Dads to Doulas— under the organization, Dear Fathers— a free, six-week program that empowers Black fathers with tools to ...

After years of practicing as a nurse and midwife, Nicolle Gonzales (Navajo) began thinking about the traditional Indigenous birth practices that she wasn’t seeing reflected in hospital births. At ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Meet Victoria. She can scream, blink, and deliver a baby just like an actual woman, but she’s a mannequin. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi students are using Victoria, ...