people giving birth can’t count on their closest hospital having the specialized health care they need. Researchers tallied losses and gains of labor and delivery units at close to 5,000 U.S ...

The control of labor pain and prevention of suffering are major concerns of clinicians and their clients. Nonpharmacologic approaches toward these goals are consistent with midwifery management ...

I am laboring in a warm tub at the hospital, squeezing a wooden comb ... me turn to birthing combs as a way to cope with the pain during labor. A birth comb is a small, simple tool that looks ...

because many techniques for labor support depend on the distraction from pain caused by the stimulation of competing nerve fibers. Methods such as massage, counter-pressure, acupuncture ...