Learn about the emotional wounds and psychological effects on maternal mental health when women's autonomy in childbirth is eliminated by the courts.

You might have heard stories from friends or family about how giving birth feels like the worst pain ever. It’s such a powerful and intense process that it leaves a lasting impression on the body and ...

A woman's risk of developing postpartum depression is influenced by several pain-related factors before and after childbirth, including poor pain management, their prenatal mental health and the ...

In the field of reproductive medicine, there is high awareness of the quality of breast milk, neonatal indicators and risk profiles. But 20% of women in the province of Québec describe coercive ...

Earlier this month, Mercedes Wells was ready to give birth at Franciscan Health Hospital in Crown Point, Indiana, when staff turned her away, saying that she would have to come back later because she ...

Childbirth is often framed as a choice between two extremes: “natural” birth or medical intervention. The real challenge is making sure women can decide how they give birth, without pressure in either ...

A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, after a video circulated of a Black woman writhing in pain at an Indiana ...

In the field of reproductive medicine, there is high awareness of the quality of breast milk, neonatal indicators and risk profiles. But 20 per cent of women in the province of Québec describe ...