childbirth

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.…