Keira Knightley Would Like the Royals to Acknowledge Birth in All of Its Excruciating Shit-Covered Gore
Keira Knightley would like to direct your attention to the massive media cover-up surrounding childbirth: a…
Why Didn't This Woman's Husband Help Her When She Gave Birth in the Front Seat of their Freaking Car?
A healthy and successful childbirth is a miracle or a fact of life depending on who you’re asking, but this childbirth…
My Day at the Jovial, Vital Gathering of Midwives From Around the World
Among North America’s coastal elites, midwifery has become associated with finicky preferences, rigid orthodoxy, and a…
A Hospital Charged a Couple $40 to Hold Their Baby After His Birth
Medical costs in the U.S. are astronomically high, even for a procedure as common as birth, but the bill can still…
CDC Reports that Three Babies in America Have Been Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that three women on the U.S. mainland have given birth to…
Dumb Man Didn't Know He Was Broadcasting His Wife Giving Birth to the Whole World
Do you remember that guy who Facebook Live-d his wife giving birth, hastening the arrival of an era where literally…
After a 70-Year-Old Woman Gives Birth, Doctors Question Ethics of IVF Treatments on Older Women
Last month, Daljinder Kaur, a woman in her 70s, gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Kaur underwent two years of IVF…
Why Is Home Birth So Much More Dangerous in the United States Than in Canada and Europe?
According to statistics drawn from Oregon—where home birth is popular and birth and death certificates include…
Perinatal Hospice Care Has Increasingly Become an Alternative to Abortion
In late March, Indiana passed House Enrolled Act 1337, a comprehensive abortion bill that placed a series of familiar…
Twins Are Born Five Weeks Apart in Tennessee
In Knoxville, Tennessee, a woman has safely given birth to twins—five weeks apart. This process, which rarely happens,…
Terry Richardson Is a Father Now
“Uncle” Terry no more, alleged sexual predator and still-very-successful photographer Terry Richardson announced on…
Woman Who Gave Birth on Plane Allegedly Deported, May Owe Airline $33,000
Two weeks ago, a heroic doctor delivered a baby while 30,000 feet in the air, on a flight from Taiwan to Los Angeles.…
Doctor on Flight Home From Honeymoon Delivers Surprise Baby in the Air
Dr. Angelica Zen was on her way home from her honeymoon in Bali when her vacation took a last-minute swerve: she ended…
Your Midwife Really, Really Shouldn't Be a Dolphin
We’ve been telling you this literally since 2008, but “dolphin-assisted” births are really not a good idea. Really. It…
Bystanders Help Deliver Baby On Jersey Shore Highway
On Saturday night, Rose and Trevor Abbud were driving to the hospital via a New Jersey Shore highway to give birth…
Giant Panda Gives Birth To Twins at National Zoo
The National Zoo in Washington, DC announced that its giant panda, Mei Xiang, gave birth to twins. “All of us are…
Woman Gives Birth in Car While Husband Films and Drives
A video shows a Houston woman giving birth to a 10-pound baby boy while her husband unsuccessfully attempts to reach a…
Lesbian Moms Say Arkansas Won't Put Both Parents on Birth Certificate
Three lesbian couples have sued Arkansas’s state health officials, saying the department refuses to put both parents on…
WHO: Unnecessary C-Sections Can Lead to Long-Term Complications
In a statement released today, the World Health Organization warned that medically unnecessary Caesarean sections can…