A very small, but passionate, group of parents are advocates for a type of unassisted birth known as "free birth." Here's why ...

Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the ...

We recently shared a story about a mother who had just given birth, but had to stick up for herself when her midwife seemed to deviate from her birthing plan. The midwife responds, "Well, it's its ...

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 ...

There's a wealth of information to help you maintain a healthy pregnancy, but the act of childbirth itself can seem a bit mysterious to many first-time moms-to-be — even if you've read up on all the ...

My labor and delivery of my first daughter — with no complications — cost $18,515.38. This did not include the nearly $65,000 it cost for the 13 days my daughter spent in the NICU after being born ...

Giving birth at home or in the car when you were planning on making it to the hospital or birth center? Totally not the plan ...

In the United States, childbirth costs anywhere from a few thousand to more than a hundred thousand dollars, leaving many young families in medical debt immediately upon welcoming a child into the ...

HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two sisters from Jersey City gave birth to baby boys just around 45 minutes apart from one another at Hoboken University Hospital. Both babies were delivered by Dr.