It's Black Maternal Health Week. Here's everything you should know to protect yourself and those you love. When Tisheila Justice was pregnant with her twins 11 years ago, an idyllic birth plan that ...

Before I had my daughter, I thought I knew what childbirth would be like. I’d seen it enough times on telly. My waters would break very dramatically in a very public place. A few minutes later I’d be ...

Childbirth is often described as empowering, meaningful, and joyful. While birth can absolutely be those things, many women are surprised by how frightening and overwhelming it can also become. An ...

She survived two postpartum hemorrhages, and the baby is healthy. By every measure the hospital tracks, the crisis is over. But four months later, she flinches at the sound of a blood-pressure cuff ...

Emmerdale viewers spotted a "nod" to Emma Atkins during Charity Dingle's traumatic birth scenes in the hospital lift. For Charity Dingle, the last few months have been a constant struggle of spinning ...

In this UK sample, non-birthing parents show significant childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) symptoms and increased invasion in the parent-infant relationship after traumatic ...

Giving birth can be a moment of intense joy. But for some mothers, the experience of childbirth can be distressing and can bring lasting trauma. Birth trauma can result from both physical ...