What Are the Stages of Labor? Labor is the body’s natural process of childbirth. It lasts on average 12 to 24 hours for a first birth. Usually, labor is shorter for births after that.

Rima Chaddha Under normal conditions, a mother is pregnant for about 38 weeks before entering labor, the process of delivering her baby. As labor begins, the mother's body produces large ...

Combining safety with the comfort of home or a birthing center allows for the natural process of birth to unfold in an unhurried manner. Birthing rooms at birthing centers resemble homes with a ...

The process of childbirth does not end when the baby is born. After the baby is delivered, the uterus contracts further to release the placenta. These contractions also mechanically compress the ...

Now there’s new research that suggests pregnancy may, in fact, accelerate the aging process. Two new studies of genetic ...