Some mamas-to-be stick with their workout routine until the tail end of their term. Other pregnant women take the full nine months as an extended rest day. But even if exercise is the furthest thing ...

As those colder autumn afternoons start creeping in, a birthing ball is the perfect way to keep your body moving in the comfort of your own home while pregnant. But when exactly is it best to use one, ...

Birthing and peanut exercise balls are two non-pharmacologic interventions that are frequently used during labor. Although midwives and nurses have been using birthing and peanut balls during labor ...

Most pregnant women know that a birth ball or an exercise ball can make labor more comfortable and can open up the pelvis to help it progress but a peanut-shaped exercise ball is a new tool that’s ...

A new study demonstrates that during childbirth, women may benefit from warm showers, perineal exercises with a ball, or the combination of both strategies. A new International Journal of Nursing ...

Well that's one use for an exercise ball! A U.K. woman tried a less-than-conventional way to induce labor at 41½-weeks pregnant – Victoria Weller bounced up and down on a stability ball while dancing ...

Using exercise balls during delivery decreases labor time, C-sections Pregnant women who used peanut-shaped exercise balls during delivery had reduced labor time and were less likely to undergo a ...

Like many pregnant women preparing for the birth of their first baby, Brianna Quasius, 32, of Chaska, Minnesota, wanted to use natural ways to cope with the pain and avoid a long labor, medical ...

Helping ensure no mother births alone, Labor of Love MidMichigan is hosting their 4 th annual Black and White Ball 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 11 at the Forest Edge Banquet Center in Auburn. Labor of ...