During her son’s birth via C-section in May, Jenna Jonaitis watched her baby come out of her body. She held him skin-to-skin afterward, then started breastfeeding right away.

During her son’s birth via C-section in May, Jenna Jonaitis watched her baby come out of her body. She held him skin-to-skin afterward, then started breastfeeding right away.

Researchers begin to explore whether exposing babies born by C-section to their mothers' birth-canal bacteria could restore microbial balance and reduce health risks.

Childbirth is one of the most painful experiences many people go through in life. Pushing a baby out of your birth canal pushes your body to its physical limits. Labor and delivery can last hours ...

That lemon, of course, is the birth canal, which is known to expand in size to accommodate a baby's head.

Scientists behind a new study were surprised by the degree of stress that is placed on a baby's skull as it moves through the birth canal ...

This twisted shape typically requires the Baby to rotate when passing through the narrow birth canal, which further increases the risk of birth complications.