Browsing: Birth

The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power. By free birthing. But…

Dina Hernández was 35 weeks pregnant when she was arrested near her home in San Salvador in March 2024. The 28-year-old human rights activist, who was…

China is set to impose a value-added tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptives for the first time in three decades, as the country tries to…

Despite all the proven advances of modern medicine, some people are drawn to alternative or “natural” cures and practices. Many of these do no harm. As…

December 15, 20251 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmGetting a COVID Vaccine while Pregnant Slashes Risk of Premature Birth, Major New Study FindsPregnant people who…

The risk of women in England suffering severe bleeding after giving birth has risen to its highest level for five years, prompting fresh concern about NHS…

Good morning. Last month, we brought you the story behind the Guardian’s year-long investigation into the US-based Free Birth Society, a multi-million dollar business whose philosophy…

Ernesta Chirwa recalls the jarring moment the woman she presumed was her midwife said something unexpected. Caitlyn Collins was driving her to hospital after 6am, on…

December 7, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmA Vitamin Shot Given at Birth Prevents Lethal Brain Bleeds, but More Parents Are Opting OutVitamin K…

December 5, 20255 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmCDC Vaccine Panel Scraps Guidance for Universal Hepatitis B Shots at BirthNew guidance from the CDC’s vaccine…