Learn about the natural bark remedy used by African midwives for centuries to reduce pain, relax muscles, and improve ...

Braxton Hicks contractions are uterine contractions that start in early pregnancy. Most don't notice them until sometime in ...

At 40 weeks pregnant, one mom tried sprinting to induce labor—and it actually worked. Her hilarious TikTok has gone viral.

When the ambulance arrived, I was clutching Avery to my chest, still attached to me by the cord that had carried him here.

During pregnancy, you’ll face many decisions, one of them being whether to use pain medication in childbirth. While it’s not right for everyone, choosing to go without medication during labor can have ...

Carson Meyer — who was Gigi Hadid's doula — shares an exclusive essay with PEOPLE on what it's really like being in a ...

Contractions and dilation (opening) of the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered preterm, or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last ...

They feel like a squeezing of the abdomen that does not have a pattern or get worse like labor contractions. Related: Week-to-Week Pregnancy Timeline Braxton-Hicks contractions may start as early ...

More women could die in pregnancy and childbirth due to “unprecedented” aid cuts that threaten to undo two decades of ...

For women in the remote district of Kiran wa Minjan in northeastern Badakhshan province, childbirth often carries a deadly ...