Minutes after giving birth Brandy Grob of Wright City holds her newborn daughter Delilah Kimber Jensen as the midwife prepares for her fiance to cut the umbilical cord on Tuesday, July 16, 2014, at ...

Water births are safe for most low-risk pregnancies, and can help you feel calmer and more in control during labour. Your midwife will monitor you closely and can act quickly if anything changes.

Water birth – in which a woman spends some or all of labour and delivery in a warm water pool – has become more popular as a gentler form of birthing. While its proponents claim it helps provide ...

Women who use water immersion during labor and birth experience better maternal and neonatal outcomes compared to those who receive epidural anesthesia, according to a study led by midwife Soledad ...

A group of pregnant women are planning to gather in protest at DeKalb Medical Center’s North Decatur (Ga.) campus on Aug. 26 due to the hospital’s decision to temporarily suspend the practice of water ...