Gentle movement, such as walking or bouncing on a birth ball, can position the baby and encourage contractions. Having sex and acupuncture can also help stimulate labor.

When the ambulance arrived, I was clutching Avery to my chest, still attached to me by the cord that had carried him here.

Considering this, Wiphawi Phattharachindanuwong, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen ...

and the pregnancy may even remain hidden until labor or birth. It's possible to have no symptoms at all with cryptic pregnancy. Mental health or medical conditions, as well as trauma, can increase the ...

Mar. 19, 2025 — Researchers have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare for a ...

Contractions and dilation (opening) of the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered preterm, or premature, labor. A normal pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks after the first day of the last ...

Words cannot convey the depth of the loss I feel,” Hailey Okula’s husband wrote alongside a heartwarming video collage of their relationship.

Hospitals routinely report parents to child welfare authorities based on error-prone drug tests. Some hospitals are changing ...

Hailey Okula, a 33-year-old known online as "Nurse Hailey," died after giving birth to her first child, a son named Crew. She had dealt with infertility for almost two years.