Round-the-clock fetal monitoring leads to unnecessary C-sections. But it’s used in nearly every birth because of business and ...

Audio from a frantic father-to-be's 911 call sheds new light on the panic and confusion after a woman in labor was turned ...

Alvarado, who is a nurse midwife, will take her childbirth training to any rural hospital that’s open to it or that reaches ...

Even full-term babies born through a smooth vaginal delivery may sometimes need specialised care in a Neonatal Intensive Care ...

Muskan, accused of murdering her husband Saurabh Rajput and concealing his body, gave birth to a baby girl in Meerut jail.

In the last decade, more than 50 maternity wards have closed in California hospitals. Now, state lawmakers are delivering new rules to make it easier for moms to use a midwife.

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 ...

You’ve spent months preparing for your baby’s arrival throughout your pregnancy journey — picking out the best maternity hospital, setting up the nursery and going to your prenatal appointments with ...

For decades, people who have suffered from normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a condition where cerebrospinal fluid builds up in the skull, causing trouble with cognitive functions, walking and ...