Sarah Dunant gave birth to her two children in 1987 and 1990, and her experience informed her portrayal of childbirth in her ...

Though labor feels different for everyone, the stage where the baby is crowning is the most intense and physically active.

As we learn more about how pain processing can vary between women and men, it might lead to better treatments.

British author Sarah Dunant says she gave birth to both her children without pain relief so she could better understand the ...

The Japanese capital is rolling out subsidies for epidurals in a country where cost is a barrier and women are often ...

The woman ended up suffering a large perineal tear and had significant post-partum pain and bleeding from the birth at Whanganui Hospital in 2022. Health New Zealand Whanganui has been censured by the ...

It is unsettling to see our public health agencies stoking fear and exposing people to harm. Pregnant women do not need to suffer through pain.