A birthing ball is a great help during childbirth, keeping you active and reducing pain without the use of drugs. Learn about its benefits and use.

Using a pregnancy ball can bring you comfort during all stages of pregnancy. Learn more about when and how to use a birthing ball and its benefits.

A birthing ball is the perfect way to keep your body moving in the comfort of your own home while pregnant. Here are simple moves using a gym ball for pregnancy ...

Scientists evaluate the safety and efficacy of birthing balls and peanut balls as nonpharmacologic interventions during labor. Findings indicate that birthing balls reduce maternal pain, and ...

New Hampshire’s state-of-the-art hospital birthing suites come with a private spa-labor tub, a bedside pullout sofa, a yoga mat, massage balls, nitrous oxide to dull labor pains, a refrigerator to ...

Natural birth without medication and birth with an epidural have benefits and drawbacks. Read about these and alternative pain management options.

Labor of Love MidMichigan's Black and White Ball raises funds to ensure no mother births alone, offering support through volunteer doulas.

“I was in labor at the start of using the birth balls and trying to decrease our C-section rates,” she said. Her labor progress stalled for hours.

Movement: Sway, squat, bounce on a birth ball—staying active can ease pain and help labor progress. Hydrotherapy: A warm shower or birthing tub can work magic for relaxation and pain relief.

A labor and delivery nurse who has seen — and heard — it all is turning insensitive comments from dads into inspirational quotes.

Using an exercise ball can be an effective way to stimulate pelvic muscles and encourage the baby to move into the birthing position.