A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and shortly after childbirth. Unlike midwives or obstetricians, ...

Have you heard of a "natural birth"? The term is being explored in an Instagram video by LOOM, a sexual and reproductive health educational platform co-founded by retired doula Erica Chidi. She says ...

Childbirth practices are shifting as more women actively participate in decisions about how they want to give birth (1 Trusted Source Midwife-led continuity models versus other models of care for ...

Obstetricians may be losing ground to a natural parenting movement that's making women feel guilty about the birthing process, an ob/gyn blogger says. Amy Tuteur, MD, is the author of a new book, Push ...

For some expecting mothers, natural physiologic birth may seem scary due to limited access to medical intervention. Houston Methodist Willowbrook is looking to combine the natural with the medically ...

Immediate cord clamping disrupts the natural birth process and may cause harm to some babies by depriving them of essential blood and stem cells. [iStockphoto] Clamping and cutting a baby's umbilical ...

* Hospital-supported natural birth maintains //safety for mother and baby Childbirth practices are shifting as more women actively participate in decisions about how they want to give birth ( ref1 ).