When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones ...
Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to ...
Birth has a way of stripping life down to the essentials. Between contractions and choices, labor can reveal a kind of ...
Many women say they don't even remember the pain of childbirth. They remember the entire experience. Let us explain why this ...
It's probably smart to take most folk wisdom with a grain of salt, but some old wives' tales are more fact than fiction.