These mommies-to-be are spilling hot “pregnancy drink” tea. With bellies full of delayed babies and hearts set on evicting the little ones out of their wombs as soon as possible, expectant moms are ...

In response to the viral trend, North Carolina labor and delivery nurse Liesel Teen posted a video on TikTok in August 2023, emphasizing that all pregnant women should consult their doctors before ...

When it comes to childbirth, timing is important. But sometimes, the timekeeping machine of a mom’s body can go haywire, due to which the doctor has to do something to induce her labor. When Ancient ...

There’s no shortage of advice from well-meaning friends and relatives when it comes to inducing labor in those difficult last weeks of a pregnancy. Overdue moms everywhere have tried a variety of ...

Suggestions on ways to help kickstart labor have been available for a long time, and some have more scientific support than others. One common folk remedy is for pregnant women to eat pineapple. It’s ...

Most of the popular legends are more myth than fact, but there are a couple of interesting exceptions. By Melinda Wenner Moyer This story was originally published on May 6, 2019 in NYT Parenting. I ...

Experts think that the herb affects different hormones. This could be estrogen, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, or serotonin, but the research isn’t clear. It’s possible that black ...