This proud new mom is making a splash online — and in the water — after filming herself delivering her baby in the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Josy Peukert posted her original Instagram video back in ...

Six months after giving birth, a 35-year-old woman said she still felt pain in the region where she received an episiotomy—a surgical incision in the perineum (the region between the vagina and anus) ...

According to Harper, a newborn will not take a breath before exiting the water because the environment is so similar to the one in utero. Inhibitory factors and fluid already present in the infant's ...

AUSTIN -- In March the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AGOG) both recommended water births only be performed in research studies. The ...

Water births are safe for most low-risk pregnancies, and can help you feel calmer and more in control during labour. Your midwife will monitor you closely and can act quickly if anything changes.

CORVALLIS, Ore. — New research from researchers at Oregon State University (OSU) offers strong evidence that water births are a safe option for typical pregnancies. OSU's study is the largest of its ...

Comparing my two completely different unmedicated births! From a peaceful water birth with my first baby to an unexpectedly fast hospital birth with my second - sharing every detail of both ...

Jessica Beckwith gave birth to her daughter, Toren Bailey-Beckwith, last week in what looked like an oversized kiddy pool filled with 100-degree water. Beckwith, a University of Minnesota alumna, was ...

>> IT’S VERY PEACEFUL. GABRIELLA: A LOW PAIN BIRTH, MEDICATION FREE. >> THAT I WOULD BE IN THE SAFETY OF A HOSPITAL, OR AT LEAST WHERE I FELT MORE SAFE WHILE ALSO HAVING A WATER BIRTH. I THOUGHT IT ...

For more than four hours, as first-time mother Sarah Hisamoto labored to bring her son, Gavin, into the world, the scene around her was one that would be hard to find in a hospital setting — certainly ...

Aurora Sinai Medical Center has a new water birth suite. Water birth is touted as being safe and relaxing for new moms. Nearly 20 babies have been born in the Aurora water birth suite. MILWAUKEE - A ...

The following transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer. Dave Miller: From the Gert Boyle Studio at OPB, this is Think Out Loud. I’m Dave Miller. For people with healthy low-risk ...