There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

In San Francisco, a routine rush to the maternity ward turned into a world first when a woman delivered her baby in the back ...

TikTok users are sharing their free-birth experiences. Doctors say giving birth without any medical assistance can be very dangerous.

She went into labor on a warm September day earlier this year, and made the trek from her rural village in the small West African country of Gambia to a nearby clinic. The baby was delivered ...

A woman in custody at the Johnson County Jail says she gave birth in her cell after she was denied proper care by staff. Victoria Boldon, 27, told KERA News during a phone call Saturday her baby was ...

Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports. "Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic ...

"I'm glad my kids will know their mom for doing that." A mother of four who died suddenly, just days after giving birth, donated 12 organs that could help save a dozen lives. On Dec. 29, Kathleen and ...

Very few babies are born on their exact due date, with only about 4% arriving "on time." Health care providers use methods like the last menstrual period, ovulation dates, and ultrasounds to estimate ...

Home births in the United States reached the highest level in three decades during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease ...

Not all animals lie down to give birth. Discover the animals that give birth standing up and learn about the reasons for this ...