The death of a young mother and her baby who died after choosing a home birth shows us a system that is failing mothers like ...

A small but increasing number of women are choosing to give birth at home – and hospitals are finding new ways to make it a ...

Topele Mepakoli was about ten years old when she helped a woman deliver a baby. She says memories of that day are blurry, but she will never forget her mother’s frantic calls that woke her up. Her ...

Almost one in five planned home births in Brighton and Haywards Heath could not be facilitated over the past year as the service was suspended 147 times. New mothers have told the BBC they have been ...

Some natural options to deliver your baby. March 10, 2010— -- Here are five popular natural ways to having a baby. You should, of course, ask your doctor if you are considering any of these ...

We must consider how to respond to more women giving birth in their 40s and 50s, and how best to support these new mothers A mother who gave birth at 58 has stirred reactions ranging from ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Melissa Holmes, at 42 years old, became a mother for the second time in 2023, joining a growing trend of women giving birth later in life. Melissa Holmes, 42 The perception-reality gap ...

Giving birth is no laughing matter, but the gas seems to help. Kate McGovern, a nurse educator and midwife at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., demonstrates the equipment that delivers ...

In the wake of an influencer’s death, freebirth advocates say calls for tougher legislation ignore the systemic reasons that women are shunning medical support.

Seven year old John Kisemei, in pain while being treated by a team of medics from African Inland Church (AIC) at the International Cure Center in Kimana, Oloitokitok, Kajiado County on 6th March 2016 ...