Epidurals are the most common form of pain relief during labor in the U.S., and they're very effective. The procedure ...

For years, men and women have argued about the pains of childbirth. I’ve always stuck to the “there’s no way I could handle it” school of thought, but some guys think women blow it all out of ...

In late pregnancy, it's easy to wonder whether every symptom you're having is an early sign of labor. Are you having Braxton Hicks or "real" contractions? Is that your mucus plug or normal vaginal ...

Hard work has a way of shaping a person that no shortcut or modern convenience can replicate. In an era when many of life’s daily tasks have been automated, it’s easy to forget the lessons hidden in a ...

What’s the difference between the Lord and regulators? Regulators don’t giveth. Or so it seems if you happen to be a skilled care operator these days. The latest piece being pulled from the Jenga ...

After bedpans, almost nothing is less sexy than labor unions. But, like bedpans, labor unions have put up with the sort of crap most of us would rather not deal with negotiating, among other things, a ...