When you're pregnant, you may learn about body parts you’ve never heard of before. Because let’s be honest: Even if your high school sex-ed class was detailed, how much do you really remember? During ...

Dilation and effacement are terms that doctors and other birth professionals use to describe the changes in the cervix that are required for vaginal birth. Even if you've heard these terms, you may ...

Here's what happens during each stage of labor – from how long each stage lasts to what you might feel. Labor happens in three stages — early labor and dilation, pushing and delivery, and finally, ...