When you hear the word “labor,” you may think about lying in a hospital bed, having contractions. But the thing is, lying down may be the last thing you feel like doing when you’re birthing a baby.

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 ...

A standard delivery (also called vaginal delivery) is nature’s way of bringing a baby into the world. It helps mothers recover faster, strengthens baby–mother bonding, and reduces post-delivery ...

When you’re giving birth, you expect to be able to have a say in what you want to do with your body and how you want to welcome your child into the world. However, this is far front the truth, and ...

(from left) Prof. Dr. Brigitte Strizek and Prof. Dr. Nadine Scholten investigate the connection between birth position and the satisfaction of expectant mothers. Whether lying on their back, all-fours ...