One of the saddest things that has happened over my lifetime is that the once innocuous term “normal childbirth” (meaning ...

A 32-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu died after a YouTube-guided home birth. Dr Preeti Rastogi called it a tragic reminder that childbirth isn’t a DIY project.

It is almost unbearable to read about the multi-year tsunami of negligence, disorganisation and dogma that has overwhelmed so many NHS maternity and neonatal units. More than 500 mothers and babies ...

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, ...

According to investigators, Sasikala had undergone a Caesarean section (C-section) during her first pregnancy and had since ...