Wia dis foto come from, Kellys Portillo/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images E dey more dangerous for women to give birth when dem dey lie down, So why dem dey do am? Na sake of one Frenchman wey decide say e ...

It's usually more dangerous for women to give birth lying down, so why do they? It's all because of a Frenchman who decided it was more convenient – for men. "There is a generalised ignorance amongst ...

"Labouring upright and giving birth upright have advantages for both the mother and baby," wrote Dahlen in 2013. She listed a number of benefits, including more efficient contractions, less maternal ...

For thousands of years, across the world, women tended to give birth in an upright position – whether kneeling as per Cleopatra, using birthing stools and chairs, or squatting. In fact, squatting can ...