Anticipating the birth of my first child, I realized that this was going to be one of those tongue-tied situations. And I didn't want that to happen.
To the thousands of midwives who hold hands, comfort hearts, wipe tears, share smiles, and grow families, you have my undying respect and appreciation forever.
Like every parent on the planet, all I want is a healthy child (boring), and what I find strange about this experience is that I'm allowed -- and expected -- to make a decision regarding this desired outcome.
Even the best mothers admit to struggling with their children every now and then, but Gladys Bulinya could likely put many of them to shame with her s...
A New York hospital recently experienced it's first online birth. The birth of baby Jackson Matthew was streamed live via Skype, so that his solider d...
As nations around the world commemorate World AIDS Day, a group of HIV-positive women in Chile has come forward with more sobering news, claiming they...
Next week, people in Colorado will be voting on Amendment 62, a ballot measure sponsored by PersonhoodUSA. This organization seeks to establish the "p...
The more disconnected we are from our bodies, our sexuality and our sensuality, the more perverse we might label the whole idea of pleasure in birth.
Too many people of faith are unaware of the tragic and unending scale of maternal mortality. To bring attention to this global tragedy, we are calling on religious leaders to become involved.
Maternal mortality is a tragedy of global inequity. But if we commit ourselves to changing the health care delivery systems that fail poor, rural women, we can eliminate this tragedy.
Many women do not have knowledge about their health entitlements and die due to the almost always treatable complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
I have not written for weeks because I have been having a baby. It was not the easiest of births; passion and fear rather than a Disney arrival.
If doctors and midwives could be willing to learn from and respect one another, women and babies in our country would benefit.
Bristol is not a poverty-stricken single mother. She is a young woman who became a mom by accident and is now embracing her full life.
The WIE Symposium is a collection of women coming together to share our ideas, our experiences -- and above all our passionate determination to play a part in making life better for other women around the world.
Discovery Health's hit docu-series, Deliver Me, follows the careers and personal lives of Drs. Yvonne Bohn, Allison Hill and Alane Park -- best friend...
Consider the percentage of caesarian births in this country and how those statistics might change with an experienced doula by your side, giving you and your partner the support you deserve.
Most American women might presume that the dangers of maternal mortality are a concern and problem only in developing nations. They're wrong.
Although I hate moving, there are a lot of positives that emerge during the process, and they aren't just the simple pleasures of de-cluttering.
Afghanistan is now ranked second worst in the world when it comes to maternal mortality. But there is hope on the horizon.
Dr. Kunchok's project serves as a model that can be replicated in regions all over the world where there are medically under-served populations, especially in areas where there are high rates of maternal and infant deaths.
Like a midwife, Dr. Biter puts in endless hours to stay very present in a labor, however lengthy, and tailors the care to maximize a woman's innate ability to birth her baby without interventions.
A study that finds that breastfeeding saves money and lives is not earth-shattering. Society must expand its notion of what women need to feed their babies from birth and beyond.
Today is a day etched indelibly in my soul. It is the anniversary of the day I birthed my son. It was also the day he died.
These women may enter a hospital only to have their powerful inner voice taken away when they are told to question what they know about their own bodies.
