Mom Gives Birth, Suffers Near-Fatal Stroke Hours Later Due to Undetected Heart Defect: ‘Ticking Time Bomb’

California native Christina Aleksanian is lucky to be alive after she had a stroke hours after giving birth to her third daughter and was rushed to the operating room where doctors removed a blood ... Read More

I'm an American who gave birth to my 3 kids in Germany. I had a postpartum midwife covered by insurance, and a water birth in the hospital.

I moved to Germany over a decade ago and had all my three kids here. My insurance covered everything but I didn't know who was attending my birth. Read More

Dothan mom gives birth to twins with extremely rare double uterus

A one-in-a-million pregnancy has happened for the second time in Alabama! Dothan native Shellie Pascoe had a rare double uterus pregnancy with a fetus in each. She and ... Read More

Elaine Welteroth: ‘We Shouldn’t Be Dying in Birth Anymore’

The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Journalist and broadcaster Elaine Welteroth has launched a birth fund, and an advocacy movement, to try and combat this. Read More

Rawalpindi: Pakistani woman gives birth to 6 babies in rare case

The report said the woman, Zeenat Waheed, the wife of Mohammad Waheed, delivered the six babies one after another within an hour. It was Zeenat’s first childbirth. She suffered ... Read More

Nearly half of mothers report birth trauma and barriers to mental health aid, especially for diverse populations

With 23 Grand Slam singles titles to her name, Serena Williams is among the greatest tennis players of all-time. It made her wealthy, too, amassing an estimated net worth of $300 million. Read More