Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports. "Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic ...

"I'm glad my kids will know their mom for doing that." A mother of four who died suddenly, just days after giving birth, donated 12 organs that could help save a dozen lives. On Dec. 29, Kathleen and ...

A woman about to give birth in hospital found her preparations disrupted by a series of blood-curdling screams coming from the bed next to her. Kearabetswe Sally Mojela from Pretoria, South Africa, ...

According to a new study, chimpanzees, like humans, must contend with a confined bony birth canal when giving birth. In humans, the problem was exacerbated by our unique form of upright walking since ...