At the core, birth plans are a way to look “at your expectations, your fears, your needs, and your coping strategies,” Rubin says. And while “birth” is in the name, expecting parents should use them ...

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 ...

If a baby is in your future, you’ve likely been planning ahead — stocking up on diapers, newborn clothes and blankets, as well as considering how you’ll name your little one. “But before the baby is ...

Even under the best of circumstances, planning for birth requires parents to make many decisions: about where to have their baby, which providers to entrust with their care during and after pregnancy, ...

When preparing for the birth of her third baby, Grace Greene of Jackson, Mississippi, had every reason to believe that her planned home birth would go smoothly. She had delivered her second child at ...

If you’ve heard that lotus birthing is a healthier, more natural option for your newborn, you might be tempted to consider making it a part of your birth plan. But it’s worth doing some research first ...

For expectant parents, navigating pregnancy, delivery and postpartum can raise a range of emotions. There are so many things to think about and prepare for, and knowing where to start can feel ...

, a nonprofit organization whose goals include lowering C-section rates through education. Whether Lawrie could have stuck with her original desire to deliver naturally instead of following the advice ...

The parenting police came in droves for Lucy Mecklenburgh after the pregnant British actress revealed on Instagram that she doesn’t have a birth plan. Epidural? Soothing music? Mecklenburgh will ...

Female doctors and nurses whose specialty is family planning are seven times more likely than women in the general population to use intrauterine devices (IUDs) for their own contraception, a new ...