When I first heard about water births, I felt both curious and nervous. The idea of bringing a new life into a warm, soothing ...

There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

Most water births happen in softly lit rooms, with midwives, tubs, and carefully calibrated temperatures. This one began in a ...

A spokesperson said: “The birthing pool in Raigmore Hospital labour suite is in the process of being replaced and the room ...

The centre is located in the grounds of Dewsbury and District Hospital and reopened in April 2024. Dewsbury parents Ilyas and Rokeya Chenia welcomed Safiyah, the centre’s 100th baby to be born by ...

An Australian high school teacher has pleaded guilty in a New South Wales court to sexually abusing a teenage boy several times near Newcastle, according to reports. The Australian Broadcasting ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

China will impose a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and devices — including condoms — for the first time in three decades, its latest bid to reverse plunging birth rates that threaten to ...

It’s the start of something new for Vanessa Hudgens. The Disney alum is now enjoying life as a family of four after giving birth and welcoming her second baby with husband Cole Tucker, 29, she ...

A small but growing number of pregnant women are choosing to give birth without any assistance from a midwife or doctor, trusting instead in influencers’ tales of the “euphoria” of a “free birth”. A ...