childbirth

The state's Doula Advisory Board says they're being forced out of a process meant to increase doula availability in Ohio.

Doulas are happy that a new certification process will allow the state to reimburse them for services through Medicaid. It's meant to help improve infant mortality rates in the state, but they say the process is making it harder for doulas to serve pregnant women.

More than 200 million people worldwide suffer from urinary incontinence, and the shame and depression that often accompany it.More than twice as many…

"The birthrate is a barometer of despair," demographer Dowell Myers says. Not since 1986 has the U.S. seen so few babies born.

Black and Native American women die of pregnancy-related causes at a higher rate than white women. Researchers say the gaps are driven by unequal access to health care and the experience of racism.

Tuesday marks the first-ever meeting of the Ohio Black Maternal Health Caucus.In Ohio, African American women are more likely to die in childbirth than…

Cancer patients have to think about all aspects, including nutrition. Nutrition therapy can be used by doctors and patients to help keep body tissues…