Using essential oils for labor might not be listed right below “get an epidural” on your birth plan, but some aromatherapy oils have been proven to help — in one way or another — with delivering a ...

Have you ever wondered how easily you perceive and interpret your newborn’s cues and needs? Oxytocin, also known as the “love ...

Advocating for yourself during childbirth can feel challenging. However, creating a birth plan, choosing a birth advocacy partner, and learning how to make informed decisions can help ensure you feel ...

Giving birth has never felt so good. A pregnancy coach who teaches women to climax during labor says an orgasm can be 10 times stronger than morphine — and expectant moms are clamoring to take her ...

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Physician anesthesiologists prefer that laboring women have an empty stomach because of the lower risk for aspiration (inhaling) of food in case general anesthesia for cesarean section becomes ...

The NHS has issued a safety alert instructing all relevant NHS-funded maternity care providers to cease pre-preparing oxytocin infusions at ward level in all clinical areas, with the aim of reducing ...

I saw a rolling stool and sat, trying to get enough breath to answer. At this she looked up in alarm. “You can’t sit there!” I knew sitting on a rolling stool was a fall risk. I also knew that ...

BOSTON - New research finds getting an epidural during labor could help reduce the risk of complications. Maternal mortality is on the rise across all racial and ethnic groups, and a new study in the ...