The language used around childbirth should be more personal and less judgmental, a study by the Royal College of Midwives has found. Terms such as 'normal birth' can cause upset to women and should be ...

Caroline Homer receives funding from NHMRC and ARC on competitive grants. She is a member of the Australian College of Midwives. There’s no doubt that caesarean sections are an essential procedure ...

One argument seems to be that it makes some women feel abnormal if they don't give birth naturally. Given the statistics, this would make the majority of UK mothers 'abnormal'. The term 'normal' is ...

Nearly half of all newborns admitted to U.S. neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) are of normal birth weight, and a new study out of Dartmouth University links the increase to the robust expansion of ...

A new study has said language used by midwives should be less judgmental (PA) Terms such as “normal” or “natural” birth should be dropped in favour of language that is factual, a midwife-led report ...

A ‘natural’ or ‘normal’ birth can mean different things to different people. Pregnancy and birth are deeply personal experiences and language plays a significant role in shaping how we feel about our ...

Very-low-birth-weight infants (those weighing less than 1500 g) born during the initial years of neonatal intensive care have now reached young adulthood. We compared a cohort of 242 survivors among ...

The ‘fetal origin hypothesis’ suggests that metabolic diseases are directly related to poor nutritional status in early life. Thus, a high birth weight (HBW) may pose a lower risk than normal birth ...

More and more women are choosing to give birth in tubs of warm water. It’s a safe process that can help with pain help a new mom relax. In this podcast, certified nurse midwife Dr. Debra Penney talks ...

Millions of people use birth control to prevent pregnancy, manage painful periods, regulate hormones and reduce the risk of some cancers. But if you’ve been considering going off of birth control, ...