So why do close living relatives like chimps have an easier labour, giving birth in hours and on their own? In an attempt to answer this evolutionary question, scientists have been looking at how ...

A photographer mum has been filmed carrying out the unusual practice of burning off her umbilical cord after giving birth to a baby boy. Lacey Barratt described the delivery as a Water, Earth, Wind ...

An increasing number of pregnant patients and new parents are expressing frustration over being asked to make upfront ...