Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure ...

SPRING TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Stretch Zone in Spring Township has been open for just over a month and is celebrating its grand opening with a ribbon cutting. "Stretching is one of those things that ...

Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, ...

Here’s what a pregnancy looks like inside a microfluidic chip. At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses gently into the receptive lining of the ...

A team of around 30 medical specialists huddled over a 41-year-old woman earlier this year in Los Angeles as they carefully delivered her nearly full-term baby, who had unknowingly developed behind a ...

A Bakersfield woman left physicians stunned after they found an 8-pound baby growing outside of her uterus. Suze Lopez, 41, was already dealing with a major medical issue — a massive benign tumor on ...

If you’ve been pregnant, you know that it’s quite a transformation, both mentally and physically. And while popular culture often shows women looking visibly pregnant one minute and back to their old ...

PIEZO1 transcripts in human uterine muscle at term. Green indicates smooth muscle fibers in the uterus, red marks PIEZO1 mRNA, and blue shows cell nuclei. LA JOLLA, CA—When labor begins, the uterus ...

To take on motherhood is to accept a certain level of trauma, whether that’s the trauma of childbirth, miscarriage, surrogacy, or adoption. It simply matters too much not to hurt. For Chelsea Thatcher ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Most people will experience ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a trainer shares how long people should hold stretches to get the most benefit. For some, sitting all day leads to sore and achy muscles. Others may notice ...