Instantly, the second-guessing began. Yes, I had given birth three times, but I had no medical experience. What if I got squeamish and was more of a bother than a help? Could I be a reassuring ...

Dear Abby helps a woman who does not want her alcoholic mother to be in the delivery room with her. DEAR ABBY: I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had ...

For some people, becoming parents is the ultimate life goal. The path to parenthood is never straightforward, and no matter ...

Childbirth can wreak havoc on a couple's intimate relations. Everything that happens during this euphoric yet agonizing event in the delivery room can have lasting effects in the bedroom. To the ...

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A pregnant woman surprised her mother-in-law with an invitation to the delivery room, and her excited answer is everything: “Are you freakin’ kidding me?!” “She has the best reactions to everything,” ...

This is a public service announcement to all mothers-in-law: The delivery room in a hospital does not have an open admission policy. If the person in active labor doesn't want you there, you can't get ...

In her career as a nurse, Kimberly Smith had seen countless mothers in the delivery room preparing to give birth, all of them stirring with excitement — and, at the same time, gripped with anxiety.

Many new fathers are nothing short of awe-stricken by the birth of their child, and cherish their baby’s first moments shared with the mother in the delivery room. In fact, ever since Dr. Robert ...