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Women are documenting on TikTok what it's like to give birth without any medical assistance. Health experts say the fringe practice is extremely dangerous.

A small but growing community of TikTokers is glorifying the dangerous practice of "free birth." Free birth is giving birth with no medical attendants and sometimes forgoing prenatal care. OB-GYNs ...
Well+Good

Months Into The Pandemic, Here’s What Giving Birth Looks Like Now

Now, more than four months into the pandemic, COVID-19 cases are rising faster than before. So what does that mean for 2020 pregnancies? According to wellness expert Latham Thomas, a Brooklyn-based ...
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I helped deliver dozens of babies, and still wasn’t fully prepared for childbirth

What is it like to give birth? One woman, who had delivered dozens of babies herself as a doctor, shares her childbirth story. On average, 250 babies around the world are born every *minute.* Yet, ...
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This is What the Uterus Looks Like After a Normal and Caesarean Birth

What is the condition of the uterus like after giving birth? During pregnancy, the uterus undergoes numerous changes. Its crucial role as a home for the fetus means it needs time to recover.
People

Gigi Hadid’s Birth Doula Carson Meyer Spills on What it’s Really Like in the Birthing Room (Exclusive)

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. 'Growing Together: Doula Wisdom & Holistic Practices for Pregnancy, Birth, & Early Motherhood' by Meyer is on sale now Carson Meyer is a ...
The Hill

Want more children? Make it free to give birth.

My labor and delivery of my first daughter — with no complications — cost $18,515.38. This did not include the nearly $65,000 it cost for the 13 days my daughter spent in the NICU after being born ...