Natural childbirth, which women have experienced for centuries, is undergoing a renaissance of sorts as a growing number of women are electing to have a midwife shepherd them through the delivery ...

Pregnancy labor can be very painful and terrible ... which the baby is delivered through the birth canal. This is the natural delivery method wherein no incisions or surgeries are done to deliver ...

But in developing countries, particularly in poor villages far from proper medical care, childbirth can be ... follow the stages of normal labor and delivery, and learn about potential problems ...

Birdsall is among a growing population of women who are foregoing the traditional labor and delivery unit in a hospital and are instead giving birth in ... wanting a more natural experience ...

Liberty Walton, 25, came to the baby fair at Mahaska Health Saturday morning to learn a little bit more about what the hospital has to offer new and expecting moms. Walton, from the Drakesville area, ...