Lack of meaningful choice for birth care is the reality many pregnant women are facing, writes Adriana Casserly.

Giving birth is one of the most personal things a woman can do, and no two stories are ever the same. That's why making a birth plan is now an essential and empowering part of modern maternity care. A ...

Armed with the zodiac, a divination pendant and sage, House Whisperer Katie Malik goes through each room in a bid to help ...

There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

Scientists are studying Nectophrynoides frogs that give birth to live young. This unique reproductive method helps them ...

Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...

Mothers in New Hampshire who were downstream of sites contaminated with “forever chemicals” experienced triple the rate of infant deaths, according to a new study.

Many mammals deliver in minutes after long pregnancies. See which species have the quickest births to help newborns thrive.

Shrewsbury's new resident beavers have welcomed a baby - marking the first recorded beaver birth in Shropshire for 400 years.

Four major turning points around ages nine, 32, 66 and 83 create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human lifespan.