Human birth has a reputation for danger. The usual explanation is simple enough: walking upright narrowed the pelvis, while ...

Childbirth is often described as one of humanity’s defining biological challenges, but new research suggests the story is far ...

Elena Bridgers, a science writer and researcher, told Newsweek that evolution "doesn't care" about gender and equality.

They’ve seen it all, but when it comes to what they’ll share with expecting moms, labor and delivery nurses are likely to stick to the basics. After all, they are there to do an important job — keep ...

For centuries, childbirth’s pain was explained as punishment; more recently, as the evolutionary price of walking upright and ...

If you are a pregnant woman nearing your due date, you may be starting to think about continuous support for childbirth. Many expecting mothers choose people to provide them with continuous support ...

More than half of rural hospitals and more than one-third of urban hospitals did not offer labor and delivery services in ...

Human childbirth is commonly viewed as uniquely difficult and dangerous. The reason: The combination of bipedalism and large ...