Developed countries have seen rising rates of medical interventions during labor and delivery. A team of investigators from Australia studied how a new approach to prenatal childbirth education ...

In fact, it’s worth talking through your thoughts about managing labor pain with your doctor or midwife. That all starts with knowing what’s available, how the treatment or therapy works, and how you ...

During pregnancy, you’ll face many decisions, one of them being whether to use pain medication in childbirth. While it’s not right for everyone, choosing to go without medication during labor can have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Access may play a role in substandard pain management during labor and childbirth, say experts. (Getty Images) Researchers used ...

Intermountain hospitals offer a variety of options for pregnant patients for labor and delivery and postpartum care. Pregnant patients can opt to see an OB/Gyn or certified nurse midwife, and they may ...

Analysis of TikTok videos on neuraxial labor analgesia found them to be of poor overall quality, with 10% of the videos containing inaccurate information. Videos from medical sources demonstrate ...

If you’re within the last few months of your pregnancy, you might be in the process of creating your birth plan. A birth plan is a list of your wishes for the childbirth experience that can include ...

Recent studies investigating the management of analgesia in childbirth have demonstrated that pain relief can be started early in labor with no negative consequences. Also of particular importance are ...

Both Missoula hospitals are now offering nitrous oxide as a pain management alternative to epidurals for laboring mothers. St. Patrick’s Hospital announced that its Family Maternity Center would offer ...