Hospitals are increasingly giving women the option of going through labor or giving birth in a pool of warm water. Laboring in the tub is fine, the nation's obstetricians and pediatricians say, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being pregnant can be a lonely experience if you don't know anybody else who's going through the same thing. Having a friend or ...

A mum who mistook her rapid labour for fake contractions single-handedly gave birth in the bath with her one-year-old in the next room. Unable to reach her phone, Kiva Mia Jackson had no choice but to ...

Your baby spends nine months floating in the warm, cozy comfort of amniotic fluid, so a water birth in a tub or birthing pool might seem like a natural way of welcoming her into the world. But while ...

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 ...

A New Hampshire woman gave birth to her baby last week standing up in her home bathtub. The baby boy was Shannon Therrian’s second. She said, comparatively, she didn’t feel much pain with the ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — There is a new option for birthing patients along the lakeshore, to help ease pain during labor. Holland Hospital's Boven Birth Center now has a labor hydrotherapy tub. It is a ...

BEVERLY — Beverly Hospital says it is close to opening a birthing tub, eight months past a deadline imposed by the state Attorney General’s office following the controversial closing of the North ...