Centering Pregnancy Groups
When certified nurse midwife Sharon Schindler Rising was teaching at The Yale School of Nursing more than a decade ago, she did more than tirelessly educate her students.

Birthing From Within
What do paintings, sculptures, warriors, belly casts, rites of passage and paper tigers all have in common? Childbirth.

The Teachings of Grantly Dick-Read
"It didn't hurt. It wasn't meant to, was it, doctor?

Childbirth the Bradley Way
Jill Yanke of Sun Prairie, Wis. got her money's worth out of Bradley childbirth classes.

Benefiting from the Bradley Method
After 12 weeks of training in the Bradley Method, my wife and I took our birth plan to our OB/GYN, Dr. Sidney Prescott of the Women's Clinic in Portland, Ore.

Childbirth Class Comparison
When we think of childbirth preparation classes, what is the first thing that comes to mind? It may be Lamaze, the name of what is likely to be the most widely known style of birth classes.

Choosing a Childbirth Educator
"A lot of women have no idea what they want, in childbirth, before they start classes," says Penny Simkin, a highly respected professional in the field of childbirth and labor support.

Hypnobirthing
For millennia, women gave birth to children at home assisted by other women. Then, around the 1920s, women started going to hospitals to give birth.

Laboring with Lamaze
Jana McCarthy, of southern California, could never forget her Lamaze birth. She felt prepared and empowered.

Childbirth Classes for Twin Deliveries
Like most expectant moms, Monica Nicknair signed up for a childbirth class to prepare for her labor and delivery.