A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and shortly after childbirth. Unlike midwives or obstetricians, ...

Making informed decisions about childbirth represents one of the most significant choices expectant parents face. While both vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections safely bring babies into the world ...

Pregnant women worry. They worry whether the baby is healthy; they worry if they’re eating right and avoiding everything that could possibly be harmful to the new life growing within. They also worry ...

Alexandra Hildebrandt, a 66-year-old woman from Germany, gave birth to her 10th child earlier this year and says she’s ...

When Kimberly Kleoppel envisioned the birth of her fourth baby, she pictured warm lighting and a birthing tub. She wanted it to go a lot like the birth of her third baby. Kleoppel delivered a girl at ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

The Massies welcomed their daughter Ariel in an unexpected home birth on October 1, with Ronnie delivering the baby. The ...

Fandy’s eight-hour-long livestream captured the creator going into labor and giving birth to her child.

Jasmine Pineda from 90 Day: The Last Resort has recently given birth to her child, Matilda, following a pregnancy with many ups and downs. She made her reality TV debut in 2021 and appeared very ...

Depending on your health and the health of the pregnancy, doctors may choose to induce labor anytime after 39 weeks.