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 ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery ...

Remember in Sex and the City when Charlotte York finally got pregnant after thinking she’d never be able to, and she briefly feared that she’d have to go without her longtime love of running? While it ...

KUTV — The following information was submitted by Intermountain Health. Intermountain hospitals offer pregnant patients a variety of options for labor, delivery and postpartum care. Erin Packer,RN, ...

When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones such as progesterone and oxytocin are key contributors to that process, ...

Tocolytics are drugs used to slow uterine contractions to delay premature labor and preterm delivery. In doing so, they allow time for the administration of interventions that can reduce the risk of ...

Not all people who have gestational diabetes during pregnancy will have an early delivery, but having gestational diabetes may increase the risk for early labor and delivery. Share on Pinterest Fly ...

Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are three times more likely to forgo having children than people without the ...

Two hundred fifty-three women were recruited from six hospitals. Of those who were approached for participation (n = 332), 76% consented (n = 253). Participation rates varied across the six hospitals, ...