A hospital trust has extended its suspension of home births by at least six months due to safety concerns over staffing ...

Early in pregnancy, Molly Ercole already had an idea of what she wanted for her childbirth. "I didn't want to see a different doctor at every appointment," says Ercole, a non-profit ...

An Indiana woman's family claims she was wheeled out of a hospital in active labor, forcing her to give birth on the side of ...

A rural California hospital that closed its maternity ward in 2022 plans to open a birth center and standby maternity ward next year as part of a pilot program. Plumas District Hospital helped ...

What to pack in your maternity hospital bag You've spent months preparing for your baby's arrival throughout your pregnancy journey — picking out the best maternity hospital, setting up the ...

Gestational surrogacy is never a solo act. The medical, legal, and emotional layers are real, which is exactly why building your village early protects the gestational carrier, the baby, and you.

When my first child was 18 months old, I decided it was time for a redo. It’s not that I wanted to replace my son, but I did want a different kind of birth experience. His delivery had ended with ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In the era of selfies, I’m as guilty as anyone of holding my phone out and snapping a photo of my spouse and me in front of some interesting feature. Those photos stay on my phone, ...

Owatonna Hospital is in need of a new labor and delivery services provider amid a nationwide shortage of obstetrics physicians. As of Nov. 17, Mayo Clinic Health System will no longer provide on-call ...

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