So why do close living relatives like chimps have an easier labour, giving birth in hours and on their own? In an attempt to answer this evolutionary question, scientists have been looking at how ...

Scientists think giving birth activates this network to help a mother detect threats and protect her infant from harm, especially in dangerous situations when that network can help ramp up adrenaline.

I trust myself. My body knows what to do." Trying to encourage relaxation is a reason unassisted-birth believers don't want a doctor or midwife present. Traditional medicine holds that a midwife ...

Stay away, as a hacking chinchilla may charge or bite if further provoked. If it does not stop hacking even after you give it space, something else may be wrong. If you notice a mother chinchilla ...

"I couldn't even get to the bathtub in front of me - I struggled walking. I gave birth to her on my own which was terrifying." The mum-of-five, Teagan Swoboda, said she started having contractions ...

But with talk of future space colonies and cities on Mars, there's a good chance that one day humans will give birth somewhere beyond Earth, and that brings up some interesting questions.

However, real chinchillas are very different from magical forest creatures, so Young Post asked Dr Michael Bradley, a veterinarian at Stanley Veterinary Centre, to give us a beginners’ guide to ...

In real life, there's a bit more to birth than that! However, it isn't always as painful and traumatic as some mums-to-be are lead to believe either, which is why we've asked midwife Anne Richley to ...

Mum killed newborn baby girl by putting her in cereal box and hiding it in a suitcase ...

The cervix, which opens into your vagina, starts to dilate. Dilation is the opening of the cervix, and you are only ready to ...