Anthropologist Barbara J. King talks with scientists who looked at the differences in the birthing processes of experienced and first-time monkey... During a 10-year span, a team of primatologists ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

As I prepare this article, I am seven months pregnant with my sixth child. Talking about birth fills my heart with deep concern and amazing hope, as I can see how the tide is changing to honor women ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) – April the giraffe has become an internet sensation, with hundreds of thousands of people waiting for her to give birth at the Animal Adventure Park in New York. April’s pregnancy has ...

During a 10-year span, a team of primatologists witnessed 15 daytime births in wild gelada monkeys residing in the grasslands of high-altitude Ethiopia. It's unusual to witness daytime births. Most ...