Instantly, the second-guessing began. Yes, I had given birth three times, but I had no medical experience. What if I got squeamish and was more of a bother than a help? Could I be a reassuring ...

DEAR ABBY: I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had to act as her therapist and deal with her co-dependency. I have been lucky to have processed a lot of ...

This is a public service announcement to all mothers-in-law: The delivery room in a hospital does not have an open admission policy. If the person in active labor doesn't want you there, you can't get ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Within 6 weeks of delivery, readmission risk was higher after stillbirth vs. live birth. Mental health/substance ...

One such "adversity" is the fact that they will likely not be present in the delivery room when their daughter-in-law gives birth to their grandchild. You know, because their son isn't the one on the ...

"She would not shut up," the woman writes of her mother Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has previously appeared in The ...

My daughter asked me to be in the delivery room with her for the birth of my first grandchild. I was excited, but I was also worried about overstepping. I made sure she knew I was there to support her ...