Jessica Beckwith gave birth to her daughter, Toren Bailey-Beckwith, last week in what looked like an oversized kiddy pool filled with 100-degree water. Beckwith, a University of Minnesota alumna, was ...

Your baby spends nine months floating in the warm, cozy comfort of amniotic fluid, so a water birth in a tub or birthing pool might seem like a natural way of welcoming her into the world. But while ...

Although it's less traditional, the rising interest in water births is more than just a fad. According to medical experts, women who choose to have a water birth see plenty of extra benefits. Joann ...

Women who use water immersion during labor and birth experience better maternal and neonatal outcomes compared to those who ...

When Mallory Bowman gave birth to her second daughter, it was far from the empowering experience she had envisioned. The 33-year-old from Calgary, Canada, had planned a home water birth after an ...