Childbirth

Science

Is Texting While Giving Birth The Way Nature Intended?

10:00AM February 19, 2011 | Sam Biddle

As someone sans womb, I’m not terribly qualified to opine, but my guess would be that a text message is the last thing you want to deal with while giving birth. Not so! At least, according to some doctors. More »


Science

Here’s A Great Idea: Spinning A Pregnant Lady Around Real Fast So A Baby Comes Out

6:00AM August 6, 2010 | Adam Frucci

Patents! They are often completely fucking insane. But here’s my question about this one, “Apparatus for Facilitating the Birth of a Child by Centrifugal Force”: It’d work on helping me poop too, right? More »


Online

Man Delivers Baby Using Guide Found On Google

11:40AM December 16, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Many men might watch helplessly as their wives are about to give birth, but not Leroy Smith. As soon as Smith realised that the midwife wouldn’t arrive on time, he calmly did a Google search on his BlackBerry. More »


Geek Out

Woman To Live Stream Her Child’s Birth

4:00PM November 4, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

People have posted videos of deliveries online before, but this Lynsee girl has decided on a live video stream when she gives birth to her first child. I’m OK with over-sharing now and then, I’m OK with over-sharing now and then, but this could be too much. More »