In all stages of pregnancy, and even after, women seek optimal comfort and relief. A pregnancy ball is widely used for relieving pain, positioning the baby, and aiding in labor. Whether you're ...

Birthing and peanut exercise balls are two non-pharmacologic interventions that are frequently used during labor. Although midwives and nurses have been using birthing and peanut balls during labor ...

Using a reliable pregnancy or birthing ball can help relieve back pain and discomfort, promote better posture, ease pelvic pain and pressure and gently prepare the body for the physical throes of ...

According to a new study by nurse researchers at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Phoenix hospital part of Banner Health, a peanut-shaped exercise ball can be a highly effective tool to ...

Brittany Sharpe McCollum, childbirth educator and founder of Blossoming Bellies Wholistic Birth Services, shares her tips for an empowering labor and delivery. I want to make a birth plan. What should ...

Janine Blanchard, RCST, is a German trained Osteopath and specializes in working with pregnant women, babies and children. If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment, you can ...

The low-intervention birthing suite at LMH Health is designed to look less like a hospital room and to allow women to move around freely during labor. Pregnant women who want to deliver their babies ...

As women who have gone through childbirth know, labor contractions and the birth process are typically painful. But women have been giving birth for centuries without pain medication. There are ...

For many expectant moms, labor usually lasts anywhere from six to 18 hours. But for some, their babies come in less than three hours, often catching parents-to-be by surprise. It's a phenomenon called ...

Helping ensure no mother births alone, Labor of Love MidMichigan is hosting their 4 th annual Black and White Ball 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 11 at the Forest Edge Banquet Center in Auburn. Labor of ...