Family planning assistance from the U.S. government usually helps more than 47 million women and couples every year in low income countries.

Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?

Birthing centers, which offer natural, low-intervention births to low-risk moms, are becoming more and more popular. But regardless of demand, they’re struggling to stay open. When Kimberly Kleoppel ...

A woman gave birth to her baby on a couch in a hospital waiting room due to overcrowding and staffing issues. There were also ...

A US pregnancy coach challenges the belief that small pelvises or big baby heads cause difficult births, pointing instead to ...

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People don’t believe it when I mention how much I loved labor and delivery. They think I’m talking about my career as a nurse-midwife helping others, not my own experiences. They’re partially right—I ...