Birth centers are unavailable in 10 states, and 39% of birth center births are self-pay, as licensing and Medicaid pay limit ...

This brief provides an overview of the current state of freestanding birth center care in the U.S. using available data.

One of the most nerve-wracking parts of pregnancy is learning about — and preparing for — labor. That's partially because there are so few accurate depictions of labor in media and pop culture. The ...

Despite growing evidence that midwife-led birth centers improve outcomes for mothers and infants, Mississippi remains one of ...

For Chloe Freeman, the drive from her home in North Rose, in upstate New York, to Newark-Wayne Community Hospital is a ...

Birthing and peanut exercise balls are two non-pharmacologic interventions that are frequently used during labor. Although midwives and nurses have been using birthing and peanut balls during labor ...

In this UK sample, non-birthing parents show significant childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) symptoms and increased invasion in the parent-infant relationship after traumatic ...

A birthing stool — also called a birthing chair — is a type of furniture intended to support a birthing parent upright while they give birth. While birthing stools typically feature a cutout portion ...

Gavin Fraser is a graduate research assistant at Boston University School of Social Work. I dreamed of having children from a young age — so much so that I assumed I had to be a cisgender woman.