Birthing and peanut exercise balls are two non-pharmacologic interventions that are frequently used during labor. Although midwives and nurses have been using birthing and peanut balls during labor ...

Also known as labor balls or birth balls, birthing balls are similar to the balls used in physical therapy clinics. Instead of lying immobile on your back during labor, you can use a birthing ball. It ...

Some mamas-to-be stick with their workout routine until the tail end of their term. Other pregnant women take the full nine months as an extended rest day. But even if exercise is the furthest thing ...

Using a reliable pregnancy or birthing ball can help relieve back pain and discomfort, promote better posture, ease pelvic pain and pressure and gently prepare the body for the physical throes of ...

As those colder autumn afternoons start creeping in, a birthing ball is the perfect way to keep your body moving in the comfort of your own home while pregnant. But when exactly is it best to use one, ...

A peanut ball is a type of labor ball that may help shorten labor by widening your pelvis. Learn more about this tool and how to use it.

The Bouncing Ball Killer remains one of California’s most notorious serial murderers, and the identity of the killer is still a mystery to this day. The serial killer, also called the Bouncing Ball ...

There is plenty of excitement and anxiety leading up to the big moment of having a baby. But there are also times when waiting to go into labor can actually be pretty boring. You’re probably not ...

You’ve probably heard of a birthing ball. It’s large, round, and bouncy — great for opening your pelvis during labor. But what the heck is a peanut ball? Well, the same idea applies here. It’s a “ball ...

Back in the fall of 1989, I was a freshman at Williams College, and one Monday night that fall there was some sort of problem with the cable TV in our dorm, so a bunch of us went next door to watch ...

[T-Kuhn]’s Octo-Bouncer platform has learned some new tricks since we saw it last. If you haven’t seen it before, this device uses computer vision from a camera mounted underneath its thick, clear ...

The South Park Game Preserve announced Tuesday its newest addition to the family. In an announcement posted on Facebook, "bouncing baby" buffalo Kai was born to mother Lily and father Big Head Tuesday ...