Pregnancy and childbirth are both core, foundational building blocks of, well, the entire human race, yet the truth is that ...

For generations, childbirth has been closely tied to a certain visual and emotional script. Bright lights, clinical beds, beeping monitors, and an air of urgency have long defined labor rooms. Today, ...

Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports. "Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic ...

America could make childbirth free for privately-insured families, in an effort to tackle declining birth rates. The bipartisan Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, which would designate maternity ...

Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Biologists have built up one of the most detailed pictures ever of the changes that occur in women’s bodies before and after pregnancy, by pooling and studying around 44 million physiological ...

Pregnancy-related mortality has risen sharply, and doctors have overlooked a particularly dangerous period: from six weeks to one year after the birth. By Roni Caryn Rabin During a recent five-year ...

Hannah Dahlen has worked as a private midwife in the past and attended homebirths. Hannah has received funding from the NHMRC to study the safety of place of birth. If you’re looking on social media ...

Georgia continues to struggle with maternal and infant health, and the closure of Savannah Birth and Wellness Center leaves ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Savannah Birth and Wellness Center will close in February, leaving families who rely on its care ...