The teamwork at Lutheran Hospital makes mothers and their babies feel supported through the birth experience.

Childbirth can be extremely painful, whether you have a C-section or a vaginal birth. There are ways to manage this pain, such as epidurals and breathing exercises, but each person's experience will ...

The Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ2) was used to investigate how medical interventions influence the individual birth experience. The overall experience was rated positively. In a recent ...

A national survey has found that 1 in 2 (47%) parents reported how uncertainties about rapidly changing pandemic-related restrictions and poor communication from healthcare providers caused them ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Mariella Kennedy, RN loves her job as a labor and delivery nurse in Stormont Vail’s Birthplace. “I’m very passionate about my patients and their babies,” she said. Kennedy and ...

Childbirth is an emotional and intense experience for most women. For some, it is deeply traumatic, and for a smaller subset, it can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Understanding who is ...

While research shows upward of 45 percent of new moms report experiencing birth trauma, there is much less attention paid yo the experience of fathers. However, approximately 90 percent of fathers ...

Birth parents, both mothers and fathers, are a key piece of the adoption puzzle. The vast majority make the difficult decision to place their child for adoption out of what they perceived to be the ...