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 ...

Jan. 23 marks “Maternal Health Awareness Day,” and advocates say it’s a time to raise awareness of the health risks of motherhood and to promote better access to prenatal and postpartum care.

Here I was, a clearly besotted new mother, promptly being reminded how to prevent another little bundle of joy from entering ...

Police are investigating an incident at a Swindon supermarket.

A pregnant mum feared she'd never be able to hold her baby or walk again when she was left paralysed after having her flu jab ...

“The baby [was] coming out when we opened the car door,” said Officer Gabriel Chiarelli of Woodstown Police Department in New Jersey ...

Adoptive parents would be allowed to provide more financial support to birth mothers under a popular proposal in New York — ...

Jade was left only able to move her head, couldn't feel her baby as was told she may need an emergency C-section ...

In May 2018, Ruby McPeters was eight months pregnant when she was booked into Hood County jail on a probation violation.

Experts say the trend reflects shifting ideas of self-care, but stress that medical safety, emotional readiness, and ...

The law requires placing foster kids in the care of relatives when possible. But relatives are not guaranteed a voice in ...

Read the gripping birth story of a mom whose husband delivered their baby in a car park. Discover how they navigated this ...