Childbirth can be a beautiful and rewarding experience. However, even in the best of situations, it can also be traumatic for both mother and baby. That can be especially true in cases where medical ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... While every soon-to-be parent hopes for a smooth, uneventful pregnancy, labor, and delivery, birth trauma and injury can be all too common. The birth process ...

The birth of a child is often one of the most joyous occasions for a family. It marks the beginning of a new chapter filled with hope, excitement, and dreams of the future. However, when complications ...

Congressional committee leaders sent letters to the operators of hundreds of U.S. maternity hospitals, requesting answers about maternal deaths, childbirth injuries and what steps they’re taking to ...

The birth of a child is one of the happiest moments in the life of a parent, but unfortunately, not all deliveries happen without problems. Sometimes, medical errors can lead to birth injuries, which ...

Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide. A long bike ride to the park is Kristy Keefe's idea of a perfect day with her sons. She relishes every precious moment, having missed out on too ...

Tyler Theroux came into the world with a brachial plexus birth injury that kept his left arm dysfunctional and contorted in pain. As a child, he couldn't engage in playground activities like the ...