During pregnancy, you’ll face many decisions, one of them being whether to use pain medication in childbirth. While it’s not right for everyone, choosing to go without medication during labor can have ...

Despite the common belief that pain, pressure and incontinence are normal after childbirth, scientists are warning women that these symptoms actually indicate treatable pelvic floor issues. A survey ...

Pain management during childbirth has evolved dramatically over the centuries, from herbal remedies to modern epidurals. But what if one of the most effective natural pain relievers has been growing ...

If it feels like your rib cage is literally expanding during pregnancy, that's because it is — and it can hurt.

You may have a lot of preconceived notions about hypnosis, but don’t worry, hypnosis during pregnancy won’t make you lose control or think you’re someone else. Hypnosis is really about harnessing the ...

It’s one of the big questions for birth plans: “Do you want an epidural?” But there are plenty of other ways to make those contractions more bearable. We asked two experts—Ann Schaeffer, D.N.P., C.N.M ...

A new study has found that women choosing to have an epidural during child birth are 40 per cent more likely to need intervention with medical instruments. But what are the options open to mothers ...

The women leaning back in large loungechairs are enclosed from the chest down by a plastic balloon. To the casual observer, they look like a cross between customers at a beauty parlor and weight ...

Pregnant women worry. They worry whether the baby is healthy; they worry if they’re eating right and avoiding everything that could possibly be harmful to the new life growing within. They also worry ...

Historical novelist Sarah Dunant has spoken to PEOPLE about her decision to give birth twice without pain relief to see how women used to suffer decades ago The author told people the experience was ...