Birthing and peanut exercise balls are two non-pharmacologic interventions that are frequently used during labor. Although midwives and nurses have been using birthing and peanut balls during labor ...

Using a reliable pregnancy or birthing ball can help relieve back pain and discomfort, promote better posture, ease pelvic pain and pressure and gently prepare the body for the physical throes of ...

The low-intervention birthing suite at LMH Health is designed to look less like a hospital room and to allow women to move around freely during labor. Pregnant women who want to deliver their babies ...

As those colder autumn afternoons start creeping in, a birthing ball is the perfect way to keep your body moving in the comfort of your own home while pregnant. But when exactly is it best to use one, ...

According to a new study by nurse researchers at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Phoenix hospital part of Banner Health, a peanut-shaped exercise ball can be a highly effective tool to ...

Helping ensure no mother births alone, Labor of Love MidMichigan is hosting their 4 th annual Black and White Ball 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 11 at the Forest Edge Banquet Center in Auburn. Labor of ...

Brittany Sharpe McCollum, childbirth educator and founder of Blossoming Bellies Wholistic Birth Services, shares her tips for an empowering labor and delivery. I want to make a birth plan. What should ...

A person may choose to give birth naturally, without pain management medication, or with an epidural to block sensations of pain in the lower body. Each birthing option has its potential risks and ...

As women who have gone through childbirth know, labor contractions and the birth process are typically painful. But women have been giving birth for centuries without pain medication. There are ...

Planning for labor and delivery means thinking through your options – and for some moms-to-be, that includes going medication-free. "If your goal is a medication-free delivery, that is absolutely ...