More rural hospitals have closed or are planning to close their labor and delivery units in 2025 than in 2024, bringing the ...

What Do Labor and Delivery Nurses Do? Labor and delivery nurses have a wide range of responsibilities. They typically care for multiple pregnant, laboring, or postpartum patients at one time. Labor ...

In a discovery that could shift labor and delivery practices around the world, researchers at Michigan State University have found that the effectiveness of oxytocin—a common medication used to induce ...

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Though expectant mothers are closely monitored throughout the entire labor process, it’s still difficult to predict with absolute certainty how a birth will go, since there’s a wide variety of issues ...

Last week, Keck Medicine of USC announced the closure of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital obstetric services on Nov. 20. They cited a 40% decline in deliveries over the past decade within “our community” ...

Let’s face it: reading medical studies from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is about as thrilling as watching paint dry. So, when The New York Times dropped its bombshell summary that ...

The state last week heard arguments for and against the closure of the labor and delivery unit at Johnson Memorial Hospital, one of three Connecticut hospitals proposing cuts to birthing services.

Ascension Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village is set to eliminate labor and delivery services, with officials saying it intends to consolidate birthing services and establish a "dedicated ...

Read full article: Maternal deaths are 3 times higher in Black women, doctors say There are very few symptoms of high blood pressure, which is why it’s referred to as the “silent killer,” but there ...

Rep. Susan Johnson (D-Windham) speaks at a rally against the then-proposed closure of the labor and delivery unit at Windham Hospital. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror This story is part of CT ...