Although midwives have long been associated with home births, roughly 90 percent of midwife-attended births in the U.S. now ...

Consent in the medical field is vital to ensuring a patient’s comfort and safety. Some people, however, are sounding the alarm about what they believe to be a major blind spot: the lack of informed ...

A person may choose to give birth naturally, without pain management medication, or with an epidural to block sensations of pain in the lower body. Each birthing option has its potential risks and ...

There are a lot of misconceptions about doulas, according to Latona Giwa and Dana Keren, co-founders of Birthmark Doula Collective (www.birthmarkdoulas.com). Many people wrongly believe doulas only ...

Every birth, every mother and every baby are unique. However, all births have a few commonalities: there are moments of excitement, anticipation, anxiety and hope. When selecting a hospital where you ...

Brad Edwards shares his journey from losing his twin sons at birth to founding Dads to Doulas— under the organization, Dear Fathers— a free, six-week program that empowers Black fathers with tools to ...

As I prepare this article, I am seven months pregnant with my sixth child. Talking about birth fills my heart with deep concern and amazing hope, as I can see how the tide is changing to honor women ...

An emerging line of research on birth trauma can help us to understand just how common this experience is and how to cope with this experience. There should be room to express both gratitude about the ...