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Even as Kosovo's state hospitals fall far below appropriate standards, from poor sanitary conditions to unsupportive medical staff, women remain quiet about terrible childbirth experiences for fear of ...

Biljana Cicic-Stanic still bristles when she remembers the pain, violence, and humiliation she endured while giving birth to her son in Serbia, an experience many women say is normal in the Balkan ...

Biljana Cicic-Stanic still bristles when she remembers the pain, violence, and humiliation she endured while giving birth to her son in Serbia, an experience many women say is normal in the Balkan ...

Victim of medical abuse: mother Biljana Cicic-Stanic - Copyright AFP OLIVER BUNIC Victim of medical abuse: mother Biljana Cicic-Stanic - Copyright AFP OLIVER BUNIC ...

There are so many things about pregnancy and childbirth in 2025 that seem wild to me, but when I hear stories about the realities of motherhood for my mom and my grandmas, it completely blows my ...

Brittany Sharpe McCollum, childbirth educator and founder of Blossoming Bellies Wholistic Birth Services, shares her tips for an empowering labor and delivery. I want to make a birth plan. What should ...

When my first child was 18 months old, I decided it was time for a redo. It’s not that I wanted to replace my son, but I did want a different kind of birth experience. His delivery had ended with ...

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 ...