A very small, but passionate, group of parents are advocates for a type of unassisted birth known as "free birth." Here's why ...

A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, after a video circulated of a Black woman writhing in pain at an Indiana ...

There are so many things about pregnancy and childbirth in 2025 that seem wild to me, but when I hear stories about the realities of motherhood for my mom and my grandmas, it completely blows my ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery the ...

There's a wealth of information to help you maintain a healthy pregnancy, but the act of childbirth itself can seem a bit mysterious to many first-time moms-to-be — even if you've read up on all the ...

Mercedes Wells' husband said his wife is "going through trauma from the difficult delivery" Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working in journalism for ...