Childbirth

Forget What You’ve Read. Swabbing Your Baby With Vaginal Juices Is Pointless and Weird.

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More Doulas Can Help Lower the Cost of Childbirth. There’s Just One Problem.

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Women Who Have C-Sections May Now Have Less to Worry About (And Really Shouldn’t Worry Anyway)

Elissa Strauss

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Where C-Sections Are Most Common in the U.S. and Why They’re Performed

Christina Cauterucci

Nov 19, 2015 3:29 PM

Doctors Now Say It’s OK to Eat a Meal While Giving Birth

Christina Cauterucci

Nov 09, 2015 5:34 PM

We Have No Idea if C-Sections Lead to Chronic Diseases in Kids, but Thanks for the Guilt Trip

Melinda Wenner Moyer

June 12, 2015 9:11 PM

Smart Use of an Old Technology Is Saving Women’s Lives After Childbirth

Chavi Eve Karkowsky

Nov 25, 2014 2:13 PM

Are “Baby-Friendly” Hospitals Unfriendly to New Mothers?

Jessica Grose

Oct 09, 2014 10:41 AM

Labor Almost Always Goes Well: The Risks and Rewards of Cesarean Births

Chavi Eve Karkowsky

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Don’t Let the Doctor Do This to Your Newborn

Christin Scarlett Milloy

June 26, 2014 11:44 AM

Woman Sues a New York Hospital for Forcing a C-Section. Can Doctors Do That?

Jessica Grose

May 21, 2014 9:58 AM

Why Do Birth Rates Peak at Different Times in Different Places?

Boer Deng

April 28, 2014 1:04 PM

Birthing My Baby Was a Labor of Love. A Spectacularly Painful, Utterly Preposterous, 43-Hour Labor of Love.

Cheryl Strayed

April 13, 2014 10:26 PM

Judge Rules That a Mother’s Rights Trump the Father’s in the Delivery Room

Emily Bazelon

March 13, 2014 1:52 PM

Laughing Gas in the Delivery Room? Yes, Please.

Christina Szalinski

Jan 06, 2014 8:12 AM

How a Mechanic Watching YouTube Came Up With an Incredible Life-Saving Device

Jim Festante

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How a Mechanic Watching YouTube Came Up With an Incredible Life-Saving Device

Jim Festante

Nov 15, 2013 4:36 PM

The Never-Ending Battle Between Doctors and Midwives. Which Are More Dangerous?

Laura Helmuth

Sept 10, 2013 5:15 AM

More Proof That Midwives Should Be a Viable Option for Pregnant Women

Jessica Grose

Aug 23, 2013 10:40 AM

Hang in There, Kate. Your Baby Has a 60 Percent Chance of Arriving This Week.

Emily Oster

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