Madison Patrick is a sociology and public health major and a 2024-25 Hackworth Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Despite the invaluable contribution of medical ...

Childbirth is one of the most painful experiences many people go through in life. Pushing a baby out of your birth canal pushes your body to its physical limits. Labor and delivery can last hours or ...

If you are a pregnant woman nearing your due date, you may be starting to think about continuous support for childbirth. Many expecting mothers choose people to provide them with continuous support ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...

Gather a group of new parents and the conversation will likely turn to their childbirth stories – ranging from the joyful to the gnarly to the positively traumatic. Birth story podcasts and websites ...