Moms are using energy gels to power through pregnancy and labor like athletes
So long, saltines and applesauce — modern moms-to-be are turning to performance products to boost energy during pregnancy…
Mental health issues after childbirth — besides postpartum depression
New baby, new emotions. Over 80% of new mothers experience the “baby blues” shortly after childbirth due to…
Denver Zoo welcomes healthy baby orangutan
Hesty, a critically endangered Sumatran orangutan known for her fabulous hair, gave birth this week to a boy…
Black Women’s Fear Around Childbirth In America Is Valid
I almost died in childbirth. As a college freshman, I learned I was pregnant during a physical while…
Unplanned C-section doubles risk of ‘severe psychological stress’ for new moms
Anyone can see Allison DiBlasi is a really great mom, but it took a while for DiBlasi to…
Woman Discovers Childhood Pen Pal Became Doctor Who Delivered Her 2 Kids: ‘My Mouth Dropped’
A handwritten letter to her pen pal Megan Lewis from April 1995 – Courtesy of Suzanne Pugh It…
Indiana hospital discharged pregnant woman minutes before birth
Franciscan Health President and CEO Raymond Grady said a doctor and nurse lost their job, and the hospital…
Copley Hospital shutters birthing center after contentious closure process
Copley Hospital in Morrisville. Courtesy photo Through October, Kipp Bovey and her fellow nurse midwives closely tracked the…
Her labor was normal — and then her heart stopped. A new mom’s fight to recover after rare complication
Jennifer Choate’s pregnancy was uncomplicated — until it wasn’t. Two and a half weeks before her March 6,…
Birth of UK’s Only Bonobo Baby Gives Fresh Hope for World’s Most Endangered Ape
credit – Adam Kay, Twycross Zoo / SWNS Conservationists and zookeepers are celebrating our closest living relative giving…