BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A birthing center is under construction in the Bloomington-Normal area that would be the second in Illinois and the first outside of the Chicago area. The Bloomington-Normal ...

A movement may be underway that offers a path toward a birthing revolution that works from within the current healthcare system. The profound impact this particular method had on Ron to release fear ...

Also known as labor balls or birth balls, birthing balls are similar to the balls used in physical therapy clinics. Instead of lying immobile on your back during labor, you can use a birthing ball. It ...

Maggie Motley had a plan. A first-time mother at 35, she knew she wanted an unmedicated labor and a natural delivery. She exercised, took care of herself and tried to stay positive during her ...

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.