A very small, but passionate, group of parents are advocates for a type of unassisted birth known as "free birth." Here's why ...

Letters: Olympia Bowman champions a middle way. Helen Style says the risks of giving birth without medical assistance are well known ...

Our country is experiencing a maternal mortality crisis. Too many women, particularly Black and Hispanic women, are at risk of dying due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. And with women’s ...

Pregnancy is a time of anticipation, preparation, and decisions. Among the decisions facing you is choosing between a birthing center vs. a hospital for delivering your baby. Hospitals are the ...

In recent years, the conversation around childbirth has started to change. Many women today are asking questions, reading ...

SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale began the new year with a milestone as the Birthing Center proudly welcomed its first ...

A birthing stool — also called a birthing chair — is a type of furniture intended to support a birthing parent upright while they give birth. While birthing stools typically feature a cutout portion ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois' only Black-owned birthing center, the Chicago South Side Birthing Center, is set to open in 2025. The center is meant to be a home for the community, with exam rooms, ...

Democratic Missouri Rep. Cori Bush riled up her online critics on Thursday when she referred to women as "birthing people" during a congressional hearing. The "squad" member was heavily ridiculed ...

President Joe Biden’s 2022 budget proposal uses language that supplants the word “mothers,” referring to women who both deliver a baby and raise the child, with the phrase “birthing people.” “The ...