Birthing centers, which offer natural, low-intervention births to low-risk moms, are becoming more and more popular. But regardless of demand, they’re struggling to stay open. When Kimberly Kleoppel ...

HILLSBORO, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) — A woman gave birth to her son on a sidewalk just feet away from a birthing center. Mercedes Bolden and her husband were driving to the Alabama Birth Center in ...

When we think about birth injuries, we often think of dramatic, immediate complications that are visible in the delivery room. Broken bones, bruises, or emergency interventions often come to mind.

For home births to "laughing gas," more women are tailoring their deliveries. — -- Giving birth is the most primal act in a woman’s life. And yet, modern medicine has turned birthing into a ...

Child health and birth outcomes remain fundamental indicators of population well‐being and social progress. Multifaceted factors ranging from genetic predisposition to environmental exposures, ...