As an expectant parent, you may have heard about childbirth practices that fall outside of standard labor, delivery and newborn care. Some may offer possible benefits to you or your baby. However, ...

Practicing self-hypnosis, having a yogababy or planning an active labour? Here’s how to find your ideal birth class. Birth education now comes in as many shapes and sizes as a pregnant woman’s belly, ...

No words were spoken during Kim Binford’s labor. When she wanted a back massage, she pointed to her back. When it was time to push, the midwife gave the thumbs-up sign. It was a “quiet birth.” Which ...

For some women, the allure is powerful: Instead of giving birth against a backdrop of beeping machines and IV tubes, they’ll deliver in the warmth of their living room, guided by one or two trusted ...

In the final weeks of my pregnancy, I found myself reading and listening to birth stories at a feverish pace. I’d taken a birth education class and felt informed about the mechanics of labor and ...

The birthing practice known as "lotus birth," in which parents allow a newborn's umbilical cord to remain attached to the placenta until the cord breaks naturally, is enjoying some popularity, perhaps ...

For many Indigenous communities, birth has always been a sacred rite of passage that connects mothers to family, land, and tradition. Midwives have long guided this process, offering knowledge and ...

Saskatchewan and Manitoba are reviewing the practice of doctors and hospitals alerting child-welfare authorities about newborns deemed to be at risk of harm because of their parents’ backgrounds, ...

This post is in partnership with History Today. The article below was originally published at History Today. At first glance, childbirth seems to be an experience that stands outside history. The ...

Nova Scotia is one of the last provinces to still use a controversial practice known as birth alerts that has been widely condemned for targeting Indigenous and other racialized women. A birth alert ...

The Nova Scotia government has announced it will end its use of birth alerts, joining most other jurisdictions in Canada in ending the controversial practice. Birth alerts involve child welfare ...