giving birth
The Argument for Masturbating During Childbirth
A growing number of women are using orgasms instead of drugs to "take the edge off" the pain of giving birth.
Why Are Women Trying to Hypnotize Themselves During Childbirth?
For most women, labor is unimaginably painful. According to practitioners of HypnoBirthing, it doesn't have to be.
Babies Behind Bars
100 babies are born in prisons in England and Wales each year, yet there's no universal standard for what prisons have to provide for pregnant women – in extreme cases, some have been left to clean their cell after miscarrying.
Being Pro-Choice Isn't Just About Abortion
The violation of human rights during pregnancy and birth is no imaginary first world issue – It's frighteningly real across the world.
How Chinese Women Get Around the One-Child Policy and Save Money by Giving Birth in the US
Despite a recent crackdown on "birth tourism" centres in California, there are plenty of reasons for pregnant Chinese women to want to give birth on US soil.
Mucus Plugs and Bumholes: The Secrets of a Young Midwife
If you're about to give birth any time soon, rest assured – they've seen, and been covered in, it all before.