It was my first birth.About 2.5 hours from active labor. From the time I entered the delivery room, my daughter was born in just under an hour and a half.There was also no episiotomy.When I wrote ...

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 ...

So, you’re about to have a baby. You’ve been to the birth classes – you learned how being upright and moving around can help you be as comfortable as possible. Perhaps you’ve even learned some ...

You spend your pregnancy researching and planning for when your baby finally arrives, as well as considering what might happen if things don’t go according to plan. But as over-stretched hospitals ...

People don’t believe it when I mention how much I loved labor and delivery. They think I’m talking about my career as a nurse-midwife helping others, not my own experiences. They’re partially right—I ...