Natural birth versus C-section and which is actually better with the honest truth about delivery options doctors don't always ...

Like many pregnant women preparing for the birth of their first baby, Brianna Quasius, 32, of Chaska, Minnesota, wanted to use natural ways to cope with the pain and avoid a long labor, medical ...

Many women worry about the pain they’ll feel during childbirth. Learn about the different options you have to handle your labor pain.

While in labor with her second child, in November 2016, Erin Martucci’s doctor suggested an unorthodox option to quell her anxiety about giving birth without the pain relief of an epidural: a ...

While in labor with her second child, in November 2016, Erin Martucci’s doctor suggested an unorthodox option to quell her anxiety about giving birth without the pain relief of an epidural: a ...

Various studies have investigated perceptions of labor pain, and although women broadly describe it as “intense, demanding and difficult,” the language they use to describe the pain varies wildly.

Labor and birth. (2018) ... Lack of pain relief during labor is blamable for the increase in the women demands towards cesarean delivery: a cross-sectional study. https: ...

As women who have gone through childbirth know, labor contractions and the birth process are typically painful. But women have been giving birth for centuries without pain medication.

[What to expect during the three stages of labor] Decide whether an epidural is right for you. Epidurals are the most popular form of pain relief in the United States, used by 73 percent of ...

According to a report presented at the 2016 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine meeting, women who go into labor with a birth plan are nearly 10 percent more likely to have a vaginal delivery than ...