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 ...

There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

Warning: This post contains mentions of miscarriage, pregnancy loss, and traumatic birth experiences. Giving birth is one of the most difficult processes a human body can experience. Until recent ...

Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports. "Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic ...