Although it's less traditional, the rising interest in water births is more than just a fad. According to medical experts, women who choose to have a water birth see plenty of extra benefits. Joann ...

NORMAL — Holding up hand-drawn signs reading "Opinions are Not Facts, Bring My Waterbirth Back" and "Rub A Dub Dub, Mamas Want the Tub," about 100 women, children and men rallied at Main Street and ...

A group of pregnant women are planning to gather in protest at DeKalb Medical Center’s North Decatur (Ga.) campus on Aug. 26 due to the hospital’s decision to temporarily suspend the practice of water ...

After 17 hours, and a lot of walking around her house, Christine Grutsch had her third child via waterbirth. However, the delivery occurred in her bathtub, despite a birthing pool set up in her living ...

WASHINGTON -- Sitting in a tub of warm water can relieve a mom-to-be's pain during the early stages of labor, but actually giving birth underwater has no proven benefit and may be risky, say ...

In a heartbreaking case in Victoria, Australia, a newborn nicknamed “Baby E” tragically died hours after being born in a home birthing pool rented via an Instagram influencer promoting ‘freebirths’, ...

LA CROSSE (AP) — Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare plans to end the option of water births because of two national physician organizations that believe the practice can have adverse ...