As a birth doula, Heidi Kratcha is on call two weeks before her client's baby's due dates, as she knows labor can start whenever the baby is ready. Doulas are trained and experienced professionals who ...

Childbirth in humans is much more complex and painful than in great apes. It was long believed that this was a result of humans' larger brains and the narrow dimensions of the mother's pelvis.

Childbirth is one of the most painful experiences many people go through in life. Pushing a baby out of your birth canal pushes your body to its physical limits. Labor and delivery can last hours or ...

In the U.S., new and expecting moms die at a rate that’s higher than other developed countries, and cases of close calls are on the rise. D.C. is among a handful of states with the highest maternal ...

Alicia Lee of the March of Dimes speak about receiving a $50,000 donation from the MolinaCares Accord for its doula training program. Underserved mothers in Houston and its surrounding areas could ...

According to one woman, using hypnotism helped her have a fast, pain-free birth. This is her story. An average of 250 babies are born around the world every minute, and not one of those births are the ...

For Cait Scudder, the decision to share video footage of herself delivering her son in a water birth back in 2022 wasn't a complicated one. As founder of the Millionaire Mother community and a ...

When Duncan was expecting his first child two years ago, he had heard several "horror" stories of what transpires in the labour ward. These stories were enough to make him craft an 'exit' strategy and ...

Steph Panecasio was an Editor based in Sydney, Australia. She knows a lot about the intersection of death, technology and culture. She's a fantasy geek who covers science, digital trends, video games, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The diverse societies of eastern Indonesia have, for some time, been recognised as important contexts for the study of dual classification. In ...