Alena Wells could have entered the world surrounded by her family and medical professionals. Instead, she was born on Nov. 16 in the front seat of a Chevrolet Silverado as her father, Leon Wells, ...

It’s not every day you find out that you were exchanged with another child at birth, but that’s exactly what happened to Daphne and Bay in the ABC Family drama, Switched at Birth. Bay grew up in a ...

Andrea Klug-Napier's mother abandoned her at a hospital shortly after her birth. One early morning in 1987, staff at a local hospital in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, noticed an odd sight: a pregnant woman in ...

Three people have been arrested after police say an 11-year-old girl gave birth at her Oklahoma home. In mid-August, an 11-year-old girl was taken to a hospital after authorities said she gave birth ...

Birthing centers, which offer natural, low-intervention births to low-risk moms, are becoming more and more popular. But regardless of demand, they’re struggling to stay open. When Kimberly Kleoppel ...

Many people create a birth plan to state their preferences for labor and delivery. A birth plan will: help you think through your preferences ahead of time, explore different options you might not ...

OdysseyStage is proud to present the world premiere of At Birth, a biting, absurdist new comedy by North Carolina playwright Mark Cornell. This bold, satirical play explores race, class, sexuality, ...

Giving birth is undoubtedly an empowering experience, no matter how you choose to do it. From the mainstream hospital setting to at home in the living room, mothers have many options when it comes to ...

Alyse Sparkman used to read stories about babies born in unusual places and think, “That will never be me.” Then she gave birth at a seafood restaurant. “It was right out of a movie,” Alyse’s husband, ...

On Wednesday morning at Burning Man, the raging dust storms and torrential rain had mostly come to a halt. But for one woman camped in a recreational vehicle in the middle of the playa, a different ...