Labour plays out differently for everyone, so it pays to be aware of the various pain-relief options available to you. This works by applying tiny electrical pulses to the nerve endings just beneath ...

One midwife laughed at me when I begged for pain relief, saying I didn’t have a clue what real pain was and that the worst ...

Yes. Nitrous oxide is safe for both you and your baby. It has been used worldwide for decades and does not slow labor or ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — There is a new option for birthing patients along the lakeshore, to help ease pain during labor. Holland Hospital's Boven Birth Center now has a labor hydrotherapy tub. It is a ...

Labour is often described as unforgettable, yet, as months pass, the memory of the intensity softens. Some mothers even question whether it was as painful as they once believed. Others can’t recall ...

A video of a man struggling to walk after getting a vasectomy has sparked discussion online, particularly among women comparing his experience to the pain of childbirth. The video's overlay text said ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers explore the utility of virtual reality (VR) as a non-pharmacological intervention in managing labor pain and anxiety. Study: ‘Giving ...

Doctors in Louisiana say patients have already suffered under the state's abortion ban. One described her patient enduring a painful, bloody labor while having a miscarriage at 16 weeks. Abortion ...

Childbirth is often described as one of the most intense experiences a human can endure. Yet there’s a popular idea floating around that women somehow forget this pain soon after giving birth, as if ...

A woman in Louisiana was forced to endure a "painful" and hours-long labor to deliver a fetus that was not viable, her doctor wrote in an affidavit supporting a legal challenge to the state's abortion ...