Labor

There's nothing like the beauty and power of childbirth, and these talented birth photographers have captured it in extraordinary detail.

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Remember how those labor pains feel? You can be in such intense pain one minute, then the next minute, you're fine and comfortable, feeling excited for the new little person you'll get to meet before long. Then the next pain hits.

My plan for labor included an epidural. But what no one told me was that sometimes epidurals don't work.

Looking for the best labor positions for easier childbirth? It is still quite common to lie flat on your back during labor and delivery despite being one of the worst birth positions! Curious about which positions other pregnant moms used? Check out this survey of more than 500 moms (and share your own experience)! Important childbirth education and preparation, pregnancy care, pregnancy help for easy labor, and unmedicated birth tips.

Brazil has one of the highest rates of C-section in the world. In a remote part of the Amazon, a group of midwives is working to change that.

Hey mama, did you know wearing hospital gowns during birth is out like lights after a snowstorm? Here’s the new trend you will be seeing in birthing rooms everywhere. “There is no force equal to that of a determined woman.” As you are scrolling Instagram, binging all things birth, prepare to see moms laboring in their own clothes everywhere. As natural childbirth activist and author Sheila Kitzinger says: Birth isn’t something we suffer, but something we actively do and exult […]

While everyone’s experience with labor and delivery is different, a home birth was best for my family and I. This is how I prepared for a positive home birth experience and why I would do it again in a heartbeat.