Hospitals are increasingly giving women the option of going through labor or giving birth in a pool of warm water. Laboring in the tub is fine, the nation's obstetricians and pediatricians say, but ...

Being pregnant can be a lonely experience if you don't know anybody else who's going through the same thing. Having a friend or loved one you can commiserate with when you're dealing with morning ...

As low-intervention childbirth methods increase in the U.S., hospitals are offering pregnant moms a variety of options to help them be more comfortable during labor and delivery. A new ...

Jessica Beckwith gave birth to her daughter, Toren Bailey-Beckwith, last week in what looked like an oversized kiddy pool filled with 100-degree water. Beckwith, a University of Minnesota alumna, was ...

When Kimberly Kleoppel envisioned the birth of her fourth baby, she pictured warm lighting and a birthing tub. She wanted it to go a lot like the birth of her third baby. Kleoppel delivered a girl at ...

When Kimberly Kleoppel envisioned the birth of her fourth baby, she pictured warm lighting and a birthing tub. She wanted it to go a lot like the birth of her third baby. Kleoppel delivered a girl at ...

A New Hampshire woman gave birth to her baby last week standing up in her home bathtub. The baby boy was Shannon Therrian’s second. She said, comparatively, she didn’t feel much pain with the ...