More than one in eight women report feeling mistreated during childbirth, according to a new study from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study found that mistreatment ...

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A South African psychologist explained postnatal psychosis and highlighted the importance of mental health support for women ...

Under normal conditions, a mother is pregnant for about 38 weeks before entering labor, the process of delivering her baby. As labor begins, the mother's body produces large quantities of the hormone ...

The typical birth narrative that you read online is a tale of harrowing disappointment. The mother had “spent months—if not years—dreaming” about her baby and her pain-medication-free birth. Often, it ...

Associate Principal Investigator, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia In an evolutionary sense, memory of pain serves an important purpose. Pain indicates ...

Both Medicare and Medicaid cover pregnancy-related services and childbirth if you qualify for the programs. Medicare covers health services you receive while admitted to the hospital and as an ...

Childbirth is often portrayed as a miraculous and joyous occasion, a moment where new life begins and families are forever changed. But not every birth story follows a picture-perfect script. Behind ...

When a mother brings a baby into the world, it should always be a joyous occasion. In developed nations like the United States, it usually is. But in developing countries, particularly in poor ...