childbirth

A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against Michigan Department of Corrections officers and officials for using active body cameras to record Natalie Forrest during childbirth and postpartum care, an experience her attorney said left her traumatized.

Slate podcast producer Cheyna Roth and her husband joyously welcomed their first child after using in-vitro fertilization. But no one prepared them for the possibility that the treatment might not work again. After nearly a decade of isolating, unsuccessful attempts, Roth connected with other women experiencing the same thing, and she channeled their stories into an award-winning podcast episode.

Researchers from the University of Michigan say the risk of infection and ICU admissions for newborns, and of postpartum hemmorhage for women, are the…

A new law recently signed by Governor Rick Snyder means home birth midwives in Michigan will need to be licensed.What does this mean for women who want to…

A new University of Michigan study is the fourth in the country to look at fear of childbirth and how that fear might affect outcomes for mother and baby.…