The extreme investigators at How to Survive explore the most perilous and unconventional environments for childbirth, ...

For decades, one idea has shaped discussions about human evolution and birth: humans endure unusually difficult childbirth ...

Expansive new research says that more than a third of women globally experience lasting health problems caused by childbirth, saying the conditions are often “neglected” and “ignored.” The study, ...

Instead, some small-bodied primate babies have heads almost twice as large as their mothers’ pelvic space, a new study led by ...

It is safer to fly by plane anywhere in the world than it is to give birth in the United States. Last year, 589 people died worldwide because of an airline accident. Compare that with about 700 deaths ...

You've seen it in sitcoms and movies -- a woman giving birth is choking their partner during a contraction. Hilarious, unless you're the one in pain and your partner is clueless. You don't have to be ...

When my editor first reached out to me with the idea of describing my drug-free childbirth, I was so close to turning her down. That’s because, honestly, it was painful beyond belief…but it’s also a ...

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...

Every expectant mother deserves the opportunity to give birth safely. Tragically, in Nigeria, some women and their babies are ...

Many women experience headaches after childbirth. However, each type of headache has a different pattern of onset and ...