If you’re trying to prevent pregnancy without turning to hormonal contraception, like the pill, or barrier methods, like condoms, you may be considering natural birth control. Fertility awareness, ...

A birth educator has sparked an important (and overdue) conversation on TikTok after she shared a clip revealing what really counts as a 'natural birth'. Posting a video for her 131.3k followers, ...

Have you heard of a "natural birth"? The term is being explored in an Instagram video by LOOM, a sexual and reproductive health educational platform co-founded by retired doula Erica Chidi. She says ...

An app to prevent unwanted pregnancies by tracking a woman’s body temperature has scored a first-of-its-kind marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced. The US ...

Search "fertility awareness" or "natural birth control" on TikTok and you'll find an endless scroll of videos — oftentimes with sparkle and flower emoji for emphasis. While not sound medical advice, ...

Ask a group of moms about their birth stories, and chances are at least one of them delivered by Cesarean section. In fact, about one-third of all babies are born through C-section today. Some ...

If you've visited the Reproductive Health tab in your Apple Health recently, you may have noticed that the number-one recommendation is an app called Natural Cycles. It's not the most-downloaded ...

Women consider natural birth as they don't want medication to interfere with the process of giving birth (Shutterstock) Natural birth happens when a baby is delivered without any stimulation by ...

It’s imprecise and can make families whose births are deemed not “natural” feel shame. By Jessica Grose We are thrilled to introduce our website, NYT Parenting. Our goal is to provide a trove of ...

I went into labor a week before my due date, early morning on Saturday, August 27, 2005. The day prior was my last day at work before my maternity leave. I'd spent the previous weeks dreaming about ...