Nationwide, the number of freestanding birth centers doubled between 2012 and 2022, but more recently the pressures have ...

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 ...

Since the 1970s, electronic fetal monitoring has been the go-to technology in perinatal obstetrics for the detection of fetal distress during labor. Although the technology has changed slightly in the ...

For expectant parents, navigating pregnancy, delivery and postpartum can raise a range of emotions. There are so many things to think about and prepare for, and knowing where to start can feel ...

When you hear the word “labor,” you may think about lying in a hospital bed, having contractions. But the thing is, lying down may be the last thing you feel like doing when you’re birthing a baby.

Childbirth can be a special time that you want to remember, and for some, it's important to have photos of the moment your baby enters the world. But for one woman, asking her sister to record labor ...

FLIGHT RISK: Molly Rouse of Burnsville experienced a postpartum hemorrhage after delivering her third child at home. She had to be taken via helicopter to a hospital in Asheville. Photo by Jason ...

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Starting Jan. 13, Warren General Hospital will no longer offer inpatient labor and delivery services due to a shortage of OBGYN physicians. Warren General Hospital joins UPMC Cole, a critical access ...