As interest grows in alternative birthing choices such as water births, consumption of placentas and deferring newborn vaccinations, doctors should counsel expectant parents on the risks such ...

Gavin Fraser is a graduate research assistant at Boston University School of Social Work. I dreamed of having children from a young age — so much so that I assumed I had to be a cisgender woman.

Water birthing or hydrotherapy means the potential delivery of the baby through labor in a tub or a pool of warm water. It is a natural birthing method to relieve labor pains and allow the mother to ...

After a traumatic experience with the birth of her first child in 2023, Neveah Wilhite made a promise to herself. If she ever ...

Water births are an alternative birthing method where the mother spends part or all of the labor and delivery in a warm water pool. This practice, which has gained popularity for its natural and ...

Nevaeh Wilhite had a traumatic experience when she gave birth to her first child at a hospital in 2023. She wanted something ...

Expecting parents in Ottumwa can now access instructor-led classes on childbirth and newborn care through a new online tool.

Advocates have been hard at work since 2025 to save Newport Hospital’s birthing center. Their efforts are paying off, but ...