When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones ...

Here's what happens during each stage of labor – from how long each stage lasts to what you might feel. Labor happens in three stages — early labor and dilation, pushing and delivery, and finally, ...

Labor can reveal a durable power in women. Labor teaches about resilience, what research says about support and pain relief, ...

Labor can be long and arduous, so when a woman from Texas asked her husband to distract her from contractions, he didn't hesitate. Jezlyn Bearden was in a delivery room being treated for preterm labor ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2010;55(1):65-69. Perhaps the most significant variable to consider is the varied methods of nipple stimulation used by single participants as well as between participants.

Emotions tend to run high when an expectant mother goes into labor. There’s plenty of excitement but also some nerves. Thankfully, most moms don’t have to worry about anything other than their baby ...

When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones ...