Epidurals are the most common form of pain relief during labor in the U.S., and they're very effective. The procedure ...

Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is self-administered and can reduce anxiety and pain during childbirth Many women are turning to a new option for pain relief while in labor. As an ...

Effectiveness of Aromatherapy in Reducing Pain and Suffering During Labor One large, uncontrolled prospective study [65] reported on the use and effectiveness of aromatherapy in a large referral ...

Intermountain hospitals offer a variety of options for pregnant patients for labor and delivery and postpartum care. Pregnant patients can opt to see an OB/Gyn or certified nurse midwife, and they may ...

A Georgia personal trainer is sharing a laborious tale of giving birth — minus the actual baby. TikTok user Holly Smallwood claims she went through the painful and terrifying motions of labor, all ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — There is a new option for birthing patients along the lakeshore, to help ease pain during labor. Holland Hospital's Boven Birth Center now has a labor hydrotherapy tub. It is a ...

Labor's Heartland Losses and What They Mean for Working Americans By Stephen Franklin Guilford. 308 pp. $23.95 FROM THE FOLKS WHO BROUGHT YOU THE WEEKEND A Short, Illustrated History of Labor in the ...

Two recent studies in Anesthesiology looked at pain relief; one studied chronic pain after breast cancer surgery and the second the connection between capsaicin and labor pain, according to News-Wise.