An 18-year-old female American crocodile kept in captivity at a zoo in Costa Rica is the first known member of her species to have become pregnant without the intervention of a male. Although the ...

Be honest, how effective do you consider crocodile dung would be as a contraceptive? It's one of the less bizarre items in a new Radio 4 programme on the history of family planning. Some of the ...

So why do close living relatives like chimps have an easier labour, giving birth in hours and on their own? In an attempt to answer this evolutionary question, scientists have been looking at how ...

In real life, there's a bit more to birth than that! However, it isn't always as painful and traumatic as some mums-to-be are lead to believe either, which is why we've asked midwife Anne Richley to ...

I trust myself. My body knows what to do." Trying to encourage relaxation is a reason unassisted-birth believers don't want a doctor or midwife present. Traditional medicine holds that a midwife ...

'I gave birth 12 weeks early while on holiday and now face huge bill to bring baby home' ...

The cervix, which opens into your vagina, starts to dilate. Dilation is the opening of the cervix, and you are only ready to ...

Birds on their heads, tigers on their shoulders and a fast crocodile as a means of transport –these are the challenges that men have to face.

But generally speaking, you can usually have whatever you can manage. Whatever it is, the first things you eat and drink after giving birth are likely going to taste AMAZING. Even if you're eating ...

Faculty and staff giving We rely on your talents each day, and this is an opportunity to join forces to further support your interests and Ohio State. Honor a family member, friend, colleague, ...

An elusive freshwater crocodile has been deemed no threat to safety and will be permitted to remain in an outback Queensland lake. Wildlife authorities suspect the skittish reptile was placed in ...