In all stages of pregnancy, and even after, women seek optimal comfort and relief. A pregnancy ball is widely used for relieving pain, positioning the baby, and aiding in labor. Whether you're ...

Birthing and peanut exercise balls are two non-pharmacologic interventions that are frequently used during labor. Although midwives and nurses have been using birthing and peanut balls during labor ...

If you're getting ready for labor, you've probably heard about all kinds of techniques and tools to help move the process along. One of those tools, a peanut ball, can be incredibly useful, especially ...

As those colder autumn afternoons start creeping in, a birthing ball is the perfect way to keep your body moving in the comfort of your own home while pregnant. But when exactly is it best to use one, ...

Using a reliable pregnancy or birthing ball can help relieve back pain and discomfort, promote better posture, ease pelvic pain and pressure and gently prepare the body for the physical throes of ...

Pregnancy transforms the body in countless ways. Alongside joy and anticipation come physical changes that can cause discomfort or strain. One of the simplest and most effective tools to ease this ...

New Hampshire’s state-of-the-art hospital birthing suites come with a private spa-labor tub, a bedside pullout sofa, a yoga mat, massage balls, nitrous oxide to dull labor pains, a refrigerator to ...

Brittany Sharpe McCollum, childbirth educator and founder of Blossoming Bellies Wholistic Birth Services, shares her tips for an empowering labor and delivery. I want to make a birth plan. What should ...

Helping ensure no mother births alone, Labor of Love MidMichigan is hosting their 4 th annual Black and White Ball 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 11 at the Forest Edge Banquet Center in Auburn. Labor of ...