A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and shortly after childbirth. Unlike midwives or obstetricians, ...

A doula, meaning “woman servant” in Greek, is a birth companion that offers support to both parents throughout pregnancy and delivery. Women have been helping other moms for centuries during the ...

The Doula - Everyone likes to talk about the magic of birth. But if you've ever given birth, you know there is another side. The labor itself can be endlessly long, frightening and lonely. You may be ...

Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle initially announced they were expecting their first child together, anticipation has mounted around the details of Markle’s birth plan. Amidst all the talk of how ...

While childbirth is generally joyful, popularly branded as a positive experience, such is not always the case. Stigma makes it hard for those suffering to get help, especially when everyone expects ...

Whether a women gets pregnant the "traditional" way or by assisted reproduction has no effect on the birthing process itself or the baby, researchers in Norway have found. Whether a women gets ...