A water birth is thought to be a gentle welcome to the world for baby, but it's important that you know exactly when it's safe to labor in water and when it isn't.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 under water has no proven benefit and may be risky, say ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Belinda Haschke-Green did not plan to give birth in the water. She thought she would use the tub at a birth center in O’Fallon, ...

Hospitals are increasingly giving women the option of going through labor or giving birth in a pool of warm water. Laboring in the tub is fine, the nation's obstetricians and pediatricians say, but ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Delivering babies underwater in so-called water births could result in occasional near-drownings and deaths, reports suggest in the August issue of Pediatrics. New Zealand doctors ...

Jessica Beckwith gave birth to her daughter, Toren Bailey-Beckwith, last week in what looked like an oversized kiddy pool filled with 100-degree water. Beckwith, a University of Minnesota alumna, was ...

Being pregnant can be a lonely experience if you don't know anybody else who's going through the same thing. Having a friend or loved one you can commiserate with when you're dealing with morning ...

There is no evidence that water births, where a baby is intentionally born under water in a tub or pool, poses any increased harm to the child, Oregon State University researchers have found.

As low-intervention childbirth methods increase in the U.S., hospitals are offering pregnant moms a variety of options to help them be more comfortable during labor and delivery. A new ...