T HE TEXTBOOKS are clear: in humans, pregnancy lasts an average of 40 weeks. But averages are just that. Many women find themselves at the end of that period without any sign of contractions. In those ...

When I see these stories, I see myself — because I did everything right, and I still almost died giving birth. That statistic should stop us cold. Preventable means these outcomes are not inevitable.

On what started as a routine shift at a FedEx facility in GRIMES, Iowa, a package handler ended up delivering something no ...

When Danielle moved back to her home state of South Dakota, she never expected to require financial assistance to pay for the birth of her first child.

Birth tourism” — where pregnant women have their child on America soil to become citizens — has been happening for decades. But Chinese elites have “weaponized” the practice, says author Peter ...

Preparing to welcome a new baby is an exciting time, often filled with baby showers, nesting galore, as you ready for your bundle of joy and the all-important process of contemplating baby names. What ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery ...

New WHO research shows surgical delivery continues to rise globally, now accounting for more than one in five (21 per cent) of all childbirths. This is set to increase, with nearly a third (29 per ...

A woman who said she is a labor and delivery nurse and shared a video hoping for White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to experience physical trauma during childbirth is no longer employed, a ...

Plus-size pregnancies can carry extra risks – but with good care and support, you can have a healthy pregnancy and baby. Here's how.

Jen Hamilton hopes that the information "goes far and wide," despite warning that some hospitals might not want her to share it Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...