Study: Home Births Can Be As Safe As Hospital Ones

A large new study involving nearly 13,000 women in B.C. shows giving birth at home with a registered midwife is as safe as delivering in a hospital.

Male Midwife: Agony of Labour A ‘Rite of Passage’

An associate professor in midwifery at Nottingham University is speaking out about his views on childbirth and what he calls the ‘epidural epidemic’. He believes that more women should endure the pain of childbirth because anaesthetic drugs undermine the mother’s bond with her baby.

Baby Boom: Brooklyn Hospital Delivers 74 Babies In 2 Days

An unexplained baby boom left nurses at a Brooklyn hospital swamped and doctors scratching their heads last week after a record 74 newborns were delivered in just 48 hours.

Mom Gives Birth on Fifth Ave With A View Of Central Park

A New York woman who almost made it to the hospital on time instead ended up giving birth on Fifth Avenue with a view of Central Park

The New Natural Caesarean

In an attempt to turn one of the world’s most common operations into an experience closer to vaginal birth, a UK doctor has made some changes to the how Caesarean sections are done, which has made the procedure more intimate for expectant families.

An Orgasm During Childbirth? Some Women Say Yes!

When women describe childbirth they use words like painful, excruciating and unbearable – never pleasurable and euphoric…

But Amber Hartnell of Hawaii says her birth experience was different. The mom of 2 says she experienced an orgasm during labor when she gave birth to her son in September 2005.
“All of a sudden the orgasm just [...]