Erin Martucci chose VR after deciding she wanted a drug-free childbirth. The pain of labor is something all moms experience and most moms never forget. Now hospital labor and delivery rooms are trying ...

With COVID-19 rendering in-person childbirth classes nonexistent over the past year, plenty of hospitals have shifted to online versions of their usual offerings. Regardless of coronavirus, the one ...

“A doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a person before, during, and shortly after childbirth to protect their memory of childbirth ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, many expectant moms have not been able to attend in-person birth-education classes. While local health systems were suspending classes or pivoting ...

New parents often have to rely on books, family, and the internet to figure out life with their new bundle of joy. But there's more than that available now, as virtual doula services change the ...

We are going the wrong direction—that is, in regards to maternal mortality rates, as 2023 numbers showed a terrible trend. US maternal deaths have more than doubled in the last twenty years, with some ...

For Elizabeth Cawein’s first pregnancy, she hired a birth doula — someone who could advocate for her during labor, educate her on birth beforehand, and support her postpartum in recovery. Sadly, ...

You can add doulas to the long list of professions turned upside down by coronavirus. The birth coaches act as guides during pregnancy by offering prenatal care and childbirth workshops and assisting ...

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