No one goes into labor 100% fully prepared for what’s going to happen, but here are some things that may help leading up to the big day.

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

As the Amos report into maternal and neonatal safety finds an unacceptable standard of care in many wards. Radhika Sanghani and Victoria Young look at what happens when care is found wanting – and how ...

Giving birth at home or in the car when you were planning on making it to the hospital or birth center? Totally not the plan ...

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 ...

Nearly 6 in 10 women with a negative experience of giving birth say they did not feel listened to. As the Department of ...