Surprisingly, it is the newborn that initiates breastfeeding, not the mother ... "The Magical Hour: Holding Your Baby Skin to Skin During the First Hour after Birth" is a wonderful resource ...

A woman tried to leave a Plano hospital parking lot in an Uber before giving birth there minutes later. Hospital staff later ...

managing hormonal shifts, and addressing complications early. Learn why caring for yourself after birth is just as important as caring for your baby.

OTSUCHI, Iwate Prefecture—All of Ayuka Saito’s training in the Self-Defense Forces could not have prepared her for the life-and-death situation she faced while holding her baby. She even ...

Skin-to-skin contact improves physiologic stability for both mother and baby in the vulnerable period immediately after birth, increases maternal attachment behaviors, protects against the ...