If your family is expecting, you should take some time to write a birth plan and go over it with your doctor. This document is ...

In the U.S., vaginal births increasingly rely on a drug called Pitocin to induce labor and cause more powerful contractions. When ...

It’s the due date, and your baby shows no signs of coming any time soon. A week goes by, then two. Finally, your doctor suggests ...

How your baby acts and moves when they’re first born says a lot about their overall health. These first minutes after birth are so ...

If your baby experienced birth hypoxia or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), it means they were cut off from oxygen during ...

Sometimes a baby is cut off from oxygen during delivery. This is called “ birth hypoxia ,” and it can occur for many reasons, ...