To find out how she learned about these positions and why she decided to use them when giving birth at home, BuzzFeed reached out to Diyasha. "I've always been a natural-type person," she said, "And ...

Research from the University of Bonn and others indicates that women are more satisfied with their childbirth experience when they choose their birthing position. The study involved nearly 800 mothers ...

A few years ago I visited Dar a Luz, the only free-standing birth center in New Mexico. It looks nothing like the towering urban hospitals I have spent my career working in. Nestled into a valley at ...

Whether lying on their back, all-fours position, sitting upright or squatting - women adopt different birthing positions during childbirth. What has not yet been researched is how the respective final ...

The process of giving birth vaginally is one which is common to all cultures. However, the best position in which to accomplish this act is still one of considerable debate. The dorsal lithotomy ...