Pain management during childbirth has evolved dramatically over the centuries, from herbal remedies to modern epidurals. But what if one of the most effective natural pain relievers has been growing ...

Watching the snow fall outside her bedroom window while holding her newborn, as her husband brought her a cheeseburger and an old fashioned, Hope Payton-Carrillo had no doubt that home birth was the ...

Better health outcomes and reduced cost are not the only benefits that midwives deliver. Midwives respect the natural pace of the birthing process, trust in the ability of a laboring woman’s body and ...