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While there are no guarantees in birth, there are things you can do before and during labor to help avoid a C-section.

Chris Bohjalian's Midwives explores the trial of a midwife charged for murder for performing an emergency homemade Caesarean section on a woman she believed was dead.

While epidurals generally give excellent pain relief during birth, there are several disadvantages to getting one which can affect both mother and baby.

A look at what anesthetic awareness is, what causes it and how it can be prevented.

There may be new hope for women without a uterus, but are researchers being overly optimistic?

Epidurals can provide relief during labor. The use of this technique can also have potentially serious side effects. Determine if the benefits outweigh the risks.

In about 1/2 to 3 percent of all pregnancies, the umbilical cord of a fetus develops abnormalities such as outpockets or growths called umbilical cord cysts.

The lowdown on Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer (ZIFT).

The Brussels Griffon, also known as Griffon Bruxellois, bred as a working dog kept in stables to kill rodents, evolved into a beloved pet of the rich.

Though many people who have undergone a near-death experience believe they have glimpsed an "afterlife," the explanation may be simple brain chemistry.

For couples who wish to conceive a baby after a vasectomy, vasectomy reversal may be a better and more cost effective option than in vitro fertilization.

Giving birth is a natural process. Learning natural childbirth techniques can allow you to reduce pain and make the recovery process much easier.

Over-ambitious Macbeth, still more ambitious Lady Macbeth, suspicious but indecisive Banquo and passionate Macduff are four of the most important characters in Macbeth.

Breeding dogs and/or cats carries a great deal of responsibility and it is important that those currently breeding animals be ready and able to assume the responsibility.

An eye-opening childbirth video that looks at birth options in America, and encourages women to question the move away from midwives, natural delivery and home birth.

Cord blood collection is an easy process and cord blood storage is reliable should leukemia or other conditions arise. The cost of cord blood banking is small.

The Apgar score allows the medical community to access your baby's overall health at birth. Apgar is one of several tests administered immediately following birth and is