Also known as labor balls or birth balls, birthing balls are similar to the balls used in physical therapy clinics. Instead of lying immobile on your back during labor, you can use a birthing ball. It ...

Birthing and peanut exercise balls are two non-pharmacologic interventions that are frequently used during labor. Although midwives and nurses have been using birthing and peanut balls during labor ...

Pregnancy is a time of anticipation, preparation, and decisions. Among the decisions facing you is choosing between a birthing center vs. a hospital for delivering your baby. Hospitals are the ...

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has ruled that the state health department has the authority to license and regulate ...

An Alabama appeals court ruled Friday that the state can license and regulate freestanding birth centers as hospitals. In a ...