Planned home birth can be a safe and rewarding experience for many people. But if you’re considering this option, it’s important that you consider the benefits and drawbacks, understand the risks, and ...

This series of blogs will illuminate aspects of racial equity in childbirth and highlight promising practices to ensure access to a safe, empowering, healthy, and positive birth for all people. Like ...

Babies are born germy, and that’s a good thing. Our microbiomes — the microbes that live on and in us — are gaining cred as tiny but powerful keepers of our health. As microbes gain scientific stature ...

Birth asphyxia is a condition in which a baby does not receive enough oxygen before, during, or directly after birth. In severe cases, it can cause serious complications and even be life threatening.