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

Labor pain management is a critical aspect of childbirth, as effective pain relief can significantly enhance the experience for parturients (women in labor). Various analgesia techniques are ...

There are a lot of reasons this pain-management procedure is used by two-thirds of laboring moms. Here’s how an epidural works and how to decide if it’s right for you.

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 ...

We assumed that suffering is unlikely if indicators of satisfaction were positive after childbirth. Adequate evidence of benefit in reducing pain exists for continuous labor support, baths ...

A Scottish woman who thought she had a burst appendix was shocked when she found out she was pregnant — and gave birth 40 ...

With improved hospital maternity services, toddler care centers, "mom posts," and birth subsidies, China is building a more ...

BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China is intensifying efforts to build birth-friendly hospitals nationwide, aiming to deliver higher-quality maternity services, streamline diagnosis and treatment ...

There was no difference in reported lumbopelvic pain (p=0.10) in women with and without DRA. Conclusions Prevalence of mild DRA was high both during pregnancy and after childbirth. Women with and ...

“Even with an epidural to mitigate the pain, pushing my baby out was the hardest thing I have ever accomplished.” Credit: The tricky thing was, I found the idea of home birth compelling and ...