Becoming a parent is stressful, and it can be especially so for those who already have higher levels of anxiety and worry, ...

Maintaining a healthy weight and a favorable metabolic profile after pregnancy may contribute to the reduced risk of NAFLD in premenopausal women. Since premenopausal women have longer life expectancy ...

Study finds pregnant women often doubt their ability to use labor techniques. Mental well-being, not knowledge, is key to ...

The High Court ordered AAR Insurance to pay Ksh2.1 million in medical bills following a traumatic childbirth that left her with life-threatening complications and financial distress. The petitioner, ...

Some women however, say labor and childbirth doesn’t have to be this way and the experience can be pleasurable— even orgasmic. When Kenya Stevens, of Asheville, North Carolina, went into labor ...

Some new Pennsylvania parents pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for pregnancy and childbirth care. When they can’t afford these costs, the resulting debt affects their finances and health.

The average out-of-pocket costs of childbirth among women with employer health insurance increased 49%, from $3,069 to $4,569 from 2008 to 2015.

I sent copies of Gary Bender’s childbirth bill to Hankins and Sprague. Both were amazed at the particulars: The hospital room charge for Sylvia Bender was $7 per day, for six days.

Not surprisingly, it elicited a giant eye-roll from bloggers. “Something about applying the term PTSD to childbirth irks me,” said Hannah Tennant-Moore, a blogger for Babble’s Strollerderby.