I moved from the US to Germany over a decade ago and had all three of my children here. I didn't know who was attending any of my births. My insurance not only covered everything related to the birth, ...

As low-intervention childbirth methods increase in the U.S., hospitals are offering pregnant moms a variety of options to help them be more comfortable during labor and delivery. A new ...

Trammell, who holds degrees as both a licensed midwife and a certified professional midwife, says she's never had a mother regret giving a water birth. Trammell handles an average of 30 births a year.

For more than four hours, as first-time mother Sarah Hisamoto labored to bring her son, Gavin, into the world, the scene around her was one that would be hard to find in a hospital setting — certainly ...