In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers explore the utility of virtual reality (VR) as a non-pharmacological intervention in managing labor pain and anxiety. Study: ‘Giving ...

For the third year in a row, UC Santa Barbara students participated in “Labor Summer,” a program that gives a group of students on-the-ground experience in labor organizing, planning rallies, and ...

Every woman — and every labor — is different. Some women find the experience to be less painful than they expected, while some find it more painful. Many of those in the latter category who might have ...

THIS TECHNIQUE. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IS ONE OF THE MORE EXCITING THINGS THAT I’VE SEEN IN OBSTETRICS IN THE LAST 40 YEARS. DOCTOR BENJAMIN PETITO IS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR RH FORBES ...

In movies and TV, pregnant women always seem to know when it’s time! Suddenly, a woman’s water breaks, and she’s whisked away to the hospital right on her due date, baby delivered according to her ...