A few years ago, I traveled to Ethiopia to report on how hospital births improve fetal and maternal mortality. The numbers were staggering: Giving birth in a hospital saved lives by the thousands.

Practicing self-hypnosis, having a yogababy or planning an active labour? Here’s how to find your ideal birth class. Birth education now comes in as many shapes and sizes as a pregnant woman’s belly, ...

As an expectant parent, you may have heard about childbirth practices that fall outside of standard labor, delivery and newborn care. Some may offer possible benefits to you or your baby. However, ...

Before giving birth for the first time, women may be nervous about what contractions and the birthing experience will be, as well the recovery and the initial care of the little baby. For some, this ...

Draft guidelines to help improve practice when the state acts to safeguard a baby at birth have been created by researchers at Oxford (the Rees Centre) and Lancaster Universities—and are being tested ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. There were 100 birth ...

With the Supreme Court set to rule on President Donald Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship, an oft-cited practice is at the center of it all. The practice, called birth tourism, has become ...