When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: curioustiger/Getty Images Difficult births are not unique to humans, a new analysis of ...

Joanna Kavenna's first novel, "Inglorious" -- an unexpectedly funny and decidedly moving account of a young woman's crackup -- was punctuated with the recurring phrase "the death of love," so it's a ...

Pregnancy and childbirth are often times of great joy and celebration. But for many women, the experience can be fraught with complications that can have long-lasting, even deadly consequences. The ...

You've written out your ideal birth plan. You've included everything you want in your 'perfect' childbirth experience. But the day comes and the plan goes right out the window; that experience is far ...