Build a child birthing experience that brings you comfort and confidence by fully educating yourself and your family before the big day. No matter how natural or doctor-assisted the birth, L.A.'s best ...

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, ...

Being a parent is all about adapting to change. Many first time parents are learning that before their baby is even here. Whether you’re a parent or not, we’ve all heard about the classes that teach ...

A brief series of classes to help first-time parents better support each other through the often stressful transition to parenthood has a positive effect on birth outcomes as well, according to health ...

Learning relaxation and breathing techniques does not reduce the need for an epidural in labour, a study shows. More than 1,000 mothers-to-be took part in the Swedish trial, thought to be the first ...

Stephanie Larson went into labor with her first child two decades ago at a freestanding birthing center in New York City. The midwives told her to do whatever felt good to deal with the labor pains.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, many expectant moms have not been able to attend in-person birth-education classes. While local health systems were suspending classes or pivoting ...

With so much new-baby information available, and so many resources at their finger tips, it's easy to overwhelm moms to be. Finding the right child birth class can also be confusing at a time when ...

When I got pregnant for the first time, I followed every piece of my doctor's advice to a T. I took prenatal vitamins religiously, avoided every food and activity that carried even the slightest risk, ...

File photo: Unable to get into the crowded school board meeting room, Central Bucks School District parents take shelter under a tent. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Got a question about life in Philly’s suburbs?