As low-intervention childbirth methods increase in the U.S., hospitals are offering pregnant moms a variety of options to help them be more comfortable during labor and delivery. A new ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sitting in a tub of warm water can relieve a mom-to-be's pain during the early stages of labor, but actually giving birth under water has no proven benefit and may be risky, say ...

Water immersion during labor and birth significantly reduced use of medications, maternal pain, and postpartum hemorrhage, compared with standard care with no water immersion, based on data from 36 ...

DEKALB COUNTY — Nearly 200 people plan to protest after DeKalb Medical Center announced last week that it would be discontinuing water births and vaginal breech delivery. Channel 2’s Erica Byfield ...

Giving birth is a life-changing experience for a woman. However, it often comes with feelings of anxiety, stress, and physical discomfort. In recent years, water birth has become a popular and ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A new feature at Aurora Sinai Medical Center gives laboring ...

Christ Hospital Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit is expanding by five rooms on two floors at its Liberty Twp. campus.

A new U.S. study of waterbirths found that hospital-based births involving water immersion had no higher risk of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or special care nursery admission than comparable ...