Brittany Sharpe McCollum, childbirth educator and founder of Blossoming Bellies Wholistic Birth Services, shares her tips for an empowering labor and delivery. I want to make a birth plan. What should ...

From the minute you learn you’re pregnant, you start looking forward to the day your baby is born. Nothing can fully prepare you for the once-in-a-lifetime event, but there are things every family can ...

From doulas to delivery room policies, here’s how local hospitals support different birth preferences—and how to choose the right fit for your family.

Moving around and staying active during labor can help it progress faster. Simple techniques like breast stimulation can naturally encourage labor contractions. Medical interventions are sometimes ...

A Portland-area doctor believes that medical information and advice can help empower mothers and their families to prepare ...

You've made it through nine(ish) months of pregnancy, and now the big day has arrived: Your baby's birthday! You might be eager to take on the stages of labor, or you may be nervous about what's to ...

Jen Hamilton hopes that the information "goes far and wide," despite warning that some hospitals might not want her to share it Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Recently, two videos went viral on social media showing Black women in labor pleading for help as medical staff appeared to ignore their pain. In one clip, a woman sits in a wheelchair, visibly in ...

Meet Mama Anne, a lifelike childbirth simulator that blinks, breathes and talks, helping midwifery students practice real ...