Some women experience less pain during childbirth due to a genetic variant, KV6.4, which acts like a natural epidural, increasing their pain threshold and reducing sensitivity to discomfort.

Freedom of movement is a key strategy for managing pain in labor, and reducing medical interventions. Women report feeling restricted with wired monitoring, saying it was uncomfortable and ...

A common thread in these biases? Women's pain is often not taken as seriously as men's. And this concept rang especially true when a user on Mastodon — a social sharing platform similar to X ...

The pain and distress of women is often normalized or ignored. How can we better acknowledge the pain experiences of women and empower their voices?

Experts explain why pain during C-section occurs for some people, even despite receiving the standard anesthesia, and what can be done to resolve this issue.

During this time, 8058 women received aromatherapy during labor under the supervision of midwives trained in aromatherapy.

Receiving proper medical care and pain management shouldn’t depend on a patient’s gender or that of their doctor, writes Kara Alaimo.

Nearly half of women who took abortion pills to end their pregnancies said the experience was more painful than they had been led to believe, according to a newly published survey.