Maggie Shannon’s black-and-white images of childbirth in the COVID era capture the awe-inspiring, quotidian experience of ...

When Mary Pawlowski learned she was pregnant in February 2024, she knew that she wanted to have a nonmedicated birth ...

Many people try to induce labor at home with natural methods. There's little research evidence ... and other organs to fully develop Reduced risk for breathing, vision, or hearing issues post-birth ...

A couple were heading to the hospital when their baby just “flopped out” onto the front seat of their car on a main road.

"I am very aware that I am the one in the delivery room who is in control, unless something is medically wrong." ...

When Amelia Nyanamah entered the eighth month of her pregnancy her village midwife advised her to go to the nearby maternal waiting home for a safer delivery. The 38-year-old mother of four had alread ...

Hospitals across the country reported mothers to authorities after they tested positive for medications used routinely in ...

Her work has previously appeared in The Washington Post, Buzzfeed, Eater, and other outlets. A woman is igniting viral ...

Even if you aren’t cold, you might experience shivering or trembling as one of the early signs of labor. The same thing may happen during or after the baby’s birth, and it can be frightening if you ...

Drug-testing of new mothers is ubiquitous, but protections for false-positive results are not—even when hospital error is to ...