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

Even for the mothers who have given birth before, going into labor and delivery can always be a terrifying experience.

More than one in eight women report feeling mistreated during childbirth, according to a new study from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study found that mistreatment ...

Is paternal postnatal depression delayed? New research finds a 30% increase in depression and stress diagnoses for fathers ...

New Canadian research suggests close to a third of life-threatening complications linked to pregnancy and childbirth happen ...

Under normal conditions, a mother is pregnant for about 38 weeks before entering labor, the process of delivering her baby. As labor begins, the mother's body produces large quantities of the hormone ...

When my editor first reached out to me with the idea of describing my drug-free childbirth, I was so close to turning her down. That’s because, honestly, it was painful beyond belief…but it’s also a ...

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...