A pregnant Chicago woman was discharged from an Indiana hospital while in labor. Her contractions were just a minute apart, ...

It was really a horrific situation to be treated like a dog, or not even like a dog, like less than,” mother Mercedes Wells ...

Black pregnant Chicago mother Mercedes Wells was sent away from an Indiana Hospital after six hours of labor pain.

The Arizona Department of Corrections is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, according to three women incarcerated at the Perryville prison in Buckeye. The women say they were ...

A yearlong probe reveals dozens of pregnant women in jails face horrific conditions with limited medical care. Many are ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a pamphlet on ...

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 ...

BabyCenter's series "Going viral" unpacks parenting trends and separates the helpful from the hype. The Internet is full of advice on how to get your baby moving when you're close to your due date. A ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers investigate the association between excessive weight gain during pregnancy and the subsequent risk of prolonged labor or comorbid ...

Three women imprisoned in the Arizona Department of Corrections while pregnant claim their labor was induced against their will. The women say they were forced to have their labor induced, despite ...