It's normal to be worried when you learn that your baby might have swallowed some amniotic fluid during birth. Most of the time, it's quite natural and not dangerous. But it can also cause breathing ...

A Jersey couple said legal changes to the island's birth certificates is "gigantic" for them. The law in the island changed ...

A white rhinoceros calf was born at BIOPARC Valencia, a zoo in Spain, on Nov. 4. The baby was born after a 491-day gestation ...

Mercedes Wells' experience at Franciscan Health Crown Point highlights disparities in Black women's birth experiences.

My husband, George, and I held her and stared at her and admired her newness. A few hours later, my doctor noticed that my ...

The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests, known as FKUs, on Greenlandic families after decades ...

Two staff members at Franciscan Health Crown Point were fired after a woman gave birth on a highway following her discharge.

A review of 54 lawsuits from across the country found that women who are incarcerated while pregnant face increased risks of ...

A doctor and nurse who discharged a pregnant woman in active labor from an Indiana hospital just minutes before she said she ...

A Chicago mother gave birth to her fourth child on the side of the road after being prematurely discharged from Franciscan ...

A Phoenix-area family is suing for medical negligence after they claim medical staff didn’t do enough to plan for the ...

Open adoption succeeds because it incorporates three essential ingredients: choice, trust and love. The birth mother has the ...