"I knew that panicking wouldn’t help in this situation," she said. A Nashville, Tennessee, woman traveling to Stuttgart, Germany, thought she had a case of food poisoning after she forgot to ask for a ...

Labor had been fast and furious, and I didnt have much time to think about it. But in the recovery room, I was alone and felt isolated. (I had asked and paid for a private room, as I was afraid of ...

Familiar faces make childbirth less traumatic for moms, according to new research. The presence of relatives or friends lowers stress levels for new mothers, say American scientists. Most animals - ...

Most animals, including other primates, give birth alone, but humans require assistance during childbirth due to the physiological complexities of the process. A new Dartmouth-led study finds that ...

Research shows babies remember melodies they heard before they were born, responding to them with a sense of calm and ...

Some of the individuals indicated that they had hoped to have their partner, doula, and/or mother present during labor. Fourteen percent of participants surveyed indicated that their health care ...