As I prepare this article, I am seven months pregnant with my sixth child. Talking about birth fills my heart with deep concern and amazing hope, as I can see how the tide is changing to honor women ...

Childbirth — painful, messy, unpredictable — has been part of humankind for time immemorial. And in the US, which has surprisingly high rates of avoidable complications and maternal deaths, more ...

There are a lot of misconceptions about doulas, according to Latona Giwa and Dana Keren, co-founders of Birthmark Doula Collective (www.birthmarkdoulas.com). Many people wrongly believe doulas only ...