That said, unless things are cut short by a C-section, all women go through three precise stages of labor and childbirth: labor itself (which includes early labor, active labor and transitional labor) ...

Allina Health, which owns and runs the hospital, says it will consolidate labor and delivery services for Southern Minnesota ...

Nara Smith shared the birth story of her fourth child with husband Lucky Blue Smith, daughter Fawnie Golden, on Nov. 4. They ...

Planning on delivering at a hospital or birthing center? You could just show up, but it's better to come prepared — so here’s what you need to know about pre-registration.

As she struggled through painful labour contractions, Spanish nurse Teresa pleaded with doctors not to perform a caesarean ...

People don’t believe it when I mention how much I loved labor and delivery. They think I’m talking about my career as a nurse-midwife helping others, not my own experiences. They’re partially right—I ...

After my baby was whisked away to the NICU, I couldn’t stop replaying bad memories. A year and a half later, I was ready to try again.

It’s her labor of love. A North Carolina woman showered with love and support by an army of Big Apple moms after she went into extremely premature labor during a business trip to NYC paid the kindness ...

Funds are being stripped from many essential industries, and healthcare is no exception. While cuts to any medical service can be dangerous, the impact is especially concerning when it affects ...

One week after Allina Health said it will preserve labor and delivery care at its Owatonna Hospital, the health system announced Thursday, Nov. 6, that it will end that service line at its Faribault ...

It was a labor of love. A Florida mother put the “contract” in “contractions” after tying the knot while in labor — before giving birth several hours later. “I never heard of anyone getting married in ...