Labor had been fast and furious, and I didnt have much time to think about it. But in the recovery room, I was alone and felt isolated. (I had asked and paid for a private room, as I was afraid of ...

"I knew that panicking wouldn’t help in this situation," she said. A Nashville, Tennessee, woman traveling to Stuttgart, Germany, thought she had a case of food poisoning after she forgot to ask for a ...

Familiar faces make childbirth less traumatic for moms, according to new research. The presence of relatives or friends lowers stress levels for new mothers, say American scientists. Most animals - ...

A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver is suing the city after deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five hours of labor. Clips of silent surveillance ...

At 3 a.m., inside her solitary jail cell in Broward County, Florida, Tammy Jackson began having contractions. It took hours for corrections officers to reach a doctor, who said he’d check on Jackson ...