A report on maternity care by the March of Dimes said that 52% of counties in Oklahoma are classified as maternity care deserts, areas without access to birthing facilities or prenatal providers.

For the doctors and nurses at Palmetto General who have grappled with supply issues, delayed paychecks and service cuts under ...

Last week, the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January, significantly fewer than December ...

Better labor and delivery staffing during labor predicts lower cesarean birth rates, according to a study published online in ...

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart will close its labor and delivery unit April 1. It's not a financial decision, a hospital official said, despite belief in the community that it's all ...

After the shock had passed — to the extent the shock would ever pass — we met with our doctor, who told us our only option.” ...

By Lia Scenna, as told to Beth Ann Mayer I got an epidural the first time I gave birth, and the whole process was seamless – ...

Harlan ARH Hospital has announced that it will no longer provide labor and delivery services at the hospital, effective ...

Most animals, including other primates, give birth alone, but humans require assistance during childbirth due to the ...

The Zmrzel family lost their baby after a 36-hour labor at a Mesa birthing center and is now asking for retribution, claiming negligence.

Back labor is a common occurrence, often as an extension of back pain that occurred earlier in pregnancy or even before it. It happens during labor and delivery as pain is experienced in the lower ...