In the United States, childbirth costs anywhere from a few thousand to more than a hundred thousand dollars, leaving many young families in medical debt immediately upon welcoming a child into the ...

The traditional post-delivery care offered by experienced older women to new mothers, popularly known as “Omugwo,” in Igbo land is helping many women find rest, healing, and shielding them from ...

For me, such postpartum meals were a lifeline after giving birth for the first time. I’ve never been so depleted, so ...

Lotus birth is an ancient delivery practice where the umbilical cord and placenta remain attached to the newborn until they ...

Claremore Indian Hospital, a federal facility for nearly a century, came under ownership of the Cherokee Nation Wednesday. Brassy letters on the facade of the old brick building declare its new name: ...

Did you ever think, “Lamaze is great, but it sure could be sexier?” With contractions, hospital lighting, guttural screams and a chorus of people urging you to push, childbirth is not typically billed ...

Dia Mirza revealed she underwent an emergency C-section, facing complications that endangered both her and her baby. She shared how medical intervention and support helped her through recovery. Her ...

Postpartum women are at higher risk of depression and psychosis in the weeks after childbirth, a major new analysis shows. Compared to the year before pregnancy, the risk of depression is about 20 per ...

Depression and psychosis are more common in women after childbirth than before, but the risk of suicide attempts decreases. This is shown by two new studies from Karolinska Institutet. The results ...

Cardi B is opening up about her previous childbirth experiences as she prepares to welcome baby No. 4. “My second baby, he too big — he broke me,” Cardi, real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar), said ...

Actress Adebimpe Adedimeji popularly known as Mo Bimpe has slammed an Instagram user who made harsh remarks about her childbearing. She posted this on Instagram, alongside screenshots of the user ...