Instantly, the second-guessing began. Yes, I had given birth three times, but I had no medical experience. What if I got squeamish and was more of a bother than a help? Could I be a reassuring ...

Dear Abby helps a woman who does not want her alcoholic mother to be in the delivery room with her. DEAR ABBY: I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had ...

One such "adversity" is the fact that they will likely not be present in the delivery room when their daughter-in-law gives birth to their grandchild. You know, because their son isn't the one on the ...

Giving birth is one experience that is profound, and being present in the delivery room with your wife can have lasting positive effects for both of you. Childbirth can be physically and emotionally ...

When My’Kia Starks brought her newborn daughter home for the first time, the joy of becoming a mother was paired with the ...

This is a public service announcement to all mothers-in-law: The delivery room in a hospital does not have an open admission policy. If the person in active labor doesn't want you there, you can't get ...

Childbirth can wreak havoc on a couple's intimate relations. Everything that happens during this euphoric yet agonizing event in the delivery room can have lasting effects in the bedroom. To the ...

These are the words Stephanie Flood ‘89 shared with her grandma when she stopped by her house to pick up her son after a long shift in the labor and delivery room. Her grandma’s next words would stick ...