To find out how she learned about these positions and why she decided to use them when giving birth at home, BuzzFeed reached out to Diyasha. "I've always been a natural-type person," she said, "And ...

It's usually more dangerous for women to give birth lying down, so why do they? It's all because of a Frenchman who decided ...

Whether lying on their back, all-fours position, sitting upright or squatting -- women adopt different birthing positions during childbirth. What has not yet been researched is how the respective ...

Whether you sit, stand or lie down makes a difference to your delivery. Staying active during labour is well-known to help the process along, so it’s good to remember some tried-and-tested positions ...

For thousands of years, across the world, women tended to give birth in an upright position – whether kneeling as per Cleopatra, using birthing stools and chairs, or squatting. In fact, squatting can ...