Heyns, seeking means of relaxing and stretching abdominal muscles during labor to reduce the pain of childbirth, hit upon the notion that a reduction of atmospheric pressure outside the abdomen ...

A judge handed down the maximum sentence for Richard Allen, the man convicted of killing two teen girls in Delphi, Indiana ...

Contractions during pregnancy refer to the sensation of tightness and hardness in the uterine muscles. During a contraction, ...

We assumed that suffering is unlikely if indicators of satisfaction were positive after childbirth. Adequate evidence of benefit in reducing pain exists for continuous labor support, baths ...

Many women who have taken abortion pills say they were unprepared for how much the procedure would hurt, a study has found.

China launched an initiative in 2018 to promote labor pain relief in pilot hospitals, with some regions beginning to offer ...

drug use during labor and delivery involves primarily oxytocin and narcotic analgesics. Oxytocin is a uterotonic agent, and it induces or augments labor. Pain is a frequent occurrence that ...

A Perth mom has shared the unexpected birth story of her second child, where she delivered her baby in the ... But she still doubted whether she was in real labor, thinking the pain could just be ...

In addition to clinical labor and delivery nurse responsibilities, they often act as labor coaches, providing hands-on support and pain management techniques for a laboring patient. Labor and ...

Acupuncture can ease the pain of childbirth for women and help them to relax, scientists have discovered. Women who had the alternative therapy were less likely to ask for an epidural, they said.

Hospitals across the country reported mothers to authorities after they tested positive for medications used routinely in millions of births.