Some women experience less pain during childbirth due to a genetic variant, KV6.4, which acts like a natural epidural, ...

We talked to UNC Health certified nurse-midwife Meg Berreth and UNC Health OB-GYN Katelin Zahn, MD, about natural ways to ...

With advancements in medical treatments around the world, childbirth no longer has to mean enduring overwhelming pain, thanks ...

This increases the chance of painful "back labor," a lengthy childbirth or tearing of the birth canal. In malpresentation of the head, the baby's head is positioned wrong, with the forehead ...

Heyns, seeking means of relaxing and stretching abdominal muscles during labor to reduce the pain of childbirth, hit upon the notion that a reduction of atmospheric pressure outside the abdomen ...

Postpartum back pain is a common ailment that can significantly impact your daily life as a new mother. This discomfort, ...

Is giving birth painful? After years of censoring the truth, it’s time we talked more openly about the realities of childbirth and new motherhood, says author Melanie Golding. I bumped into a ...

"Doctors think I am crazy," laughs Shanley. "But I believe childbirth is not inherently painful or dangerous unless there is interference from within or from outside." "She sounds like one of ...

Scroll down as we explain to you the different types of labor pain. Before experiencing true contractions before childbirth, many women have Braxton Hicks contractions, also known as false labor ...