One midwife laughed at me when I begged for pain relief, saying I didn’t have a clue what real pain was and that the worst ...

The Cork woman insists she loves the pressure that comes with elite rowing. Olympic Rower Mags Cremen is pictured at the Sport Ireland Campus, at a celebration of SPAR and EUROSPAR’s partnership with ...

A major hospital in Poland's western city of Poznań has begun offering water births, with staff reporting high interest and benefits such as reduced pain for mothers.

Erica Stern’s essay “Giving Birth to My First Child Was Traumatic. I Wanted a Redo” (Review, Oct. 25) resonated with me. Our second child is in the neonatal intensive care unit. We and many others can ...

Diverticulitis, gas, and IBS are common causes of lower left abdominal pain. Kidney stones, ectopic pregnancy, or testicular torsion are more severe causes of abdominal pain. Consult a healthcare ...

Sarah Dunant gave birth to her two children in 1987 and 1990, and her experience informed her portrayal of childbirth in her 2003 book 'The Birth of Venus' Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Historical ...

A British historical novelist recently revealed she chose to give birth to her two children without pain relief to better understand the suffering women endured for centuries. Sarah Dunant, 75, said ...

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 ...

TOKYO—When Moeko Nishimura was preparing for the birth of her second child last year, she dreaded a rerun of the intense pain and slow recovery she experienced when her first child, a girl, was born ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A major water main replacement project is set to begin on Panola Road in DeKalb County, starting Monday, as part of a $4.27 billion capital improvement program to address aging ...

Many doctors and public health officials are taking issue with President Trump's claim that there's "no downside" to avoiding acetaminophen during pregnancy and his suggestion that expecting mothers ...