A new set of billing codes will change how people pay for services related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care.

Long-term care for mothers after childbirth extends far beyond the immediate postpartum recovery period. It plays an ...

The typical birth narrative that you read online is a tale of harrowing disappointment. The mother had “spent months—if not years—dreaming” about her baby and her pain-medication-free birth. Often, it ...

If you are a pregnant woman nearing your due date, you may be starting to think about continuous support for childbirth. Many expecting mothers choose people to provide them with continuous support ...

Under normal conditions, a mother is pregnant for about 38 weeks before entering labor, the process of delivering her baby. As labor begins, the mother's body produces large quantities of the hormone ...

Some early hand-cranked saws driven by chains were invented in the 18th century for the "symphysiotomy and excision of diseased bone respectively." In some cases, these saws were used to break through ...

Author and pioneer of natural childbirth who led a crusade against its medicalisation Sheila Kitzinger, the “high priestess of natural childbirth”, has died at the age of 86. She could reasonably be ...

Childbirth in the Middle Ages was terrifying. One in dozens of women died in labor, often with no warning. Midwives worked without anatomy, germ theory, or reliable tools. They were responsible not ...

Anyone who has given birth to a baby, or watched someone else doing it, knows that it's a tight squeeze. The birth canal, framed by the bones of the pelvis, is barely larger than the baby's head. The ...