SK: What changes did you make before your second was born? Did you go into that birth thinking that you would do things differently? Amy: The one thing I really wanted to do differently was let my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Malcolm Kempt and 'A Gift Before Dying' Leanne Pitcher Photography; Crown When the pandemic restrictions effectively ended my law ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We connected with midwives and other birth professionals to help us understand the appeal of free birth—and why its risky. Free ...

Giving birth at home or in the car when you were planning on making it to the hospital or birth center? Totally not the plan – and definitely not common, despite what TV dramas would have you believe.

Giving birth without a doctor or midwife present or foregoing prenatal care are increasingly popular practices. They’re attracting people who mistrust the healthcare system or believe in all-natural ...

LOS ANGELES Pasadena mother Joya Roy comes from a medical family. Her father is professor of gynecology at USC. Her mother is a registered nurse. So it came as a bit of a surprise when Joya decided to ...

Krissy Rich had been in active labor for five hours on the floor of her Fremont bathroom when she daughter Jasrael descend. To ease the pressure, Rich reached her fingernail inside and popped her ...

SK: What were your older kids doing during your labor? Amy: They were wonderful. They fell asleep on the bed watching their movie while I labored in the tub nearby. My daughter actually woke up, got ...

"In an ideal world, an unassisted childbirth wouldn’t have been our first choice, but it turned out to be the best decision we ever made," writes author Malcolm Kempt When the pandemic restrictions ...