A birthing plan, made in collaboration with the mother to be, the obstetrician and the midwife, should be put in place early on in the pregnancy and all factors regarding the mother and baby’s health ...

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 ...

Welcoming a new baby into the family comes with a lot of excitement and preparation. Attending a birthing class in the weeks leading up to labor and delivery offers several benefits to new parents to ...

There’s a perception in our culture that birth is inherently traumatic — we tend to view it as an emergency rather than a normal physiological process. Births on screen usually involve a woman lying ...

Water birth is gaining popularity as an alternative birthing method across the globe, including India. It involves labor and delivery in a warm water immersion environment, typically in a specially ...