TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Mariella Kennedy, RN loves her job as a labor and delivery nurse in Stormont Vail’s Birthplace. “I’m very passionate about my patients and their babies,” she said. Kennedy and ...

The Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ2) was used to investigate how medical interventions influence the individual birth experience. The overall experience was rated positively. In a recent ...

In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers for photos of moms ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers explored mothers' childbirth and postnatal experiences, perceptions of their baby's early behavioral style, and whether they saw these ...

Hannah Gill’s first experience with childbirth was anything but planned. Going with the flow like a lot of first-time moms, Gill listened to her doctor and planned a traditional hospital birth.

In recent years, a significant shift in cesarean section procedures has transformed the experience for mothers, moving it from a purely medical intervention to a more intimate, personal moment. The ...

Background: Negative experiences of first childbirth increase risks for maternal postpartum depression and may negatively affect mothers' attitudes toward future pregnancies and choice of delivery ...

Birth trauma can affect emotional recovery long after delivery ends. Feeling disconnected after childbirth is often a trauma ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — For many families spending time in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, can be tough. One mom, Caroline Bentley Noble, went through that with her twins and the ...

Nearly 9 months after Jack Blues Bieber was born, his mom Hailey Bieber is opening up about her harrowing childbirth experience. She opened up about her “scary” labor and postpartum period for the ...