124 rural hospital maternity units have closed or plan to close by 2026, reducing local labor and delivery services and increasing travel times ...

Registered nurse and mom of two Jen Hamilton suspects some hospitals will be furious that she's sharing this information.

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 ...

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — When Northfield Hospital renovated its Birth Center in 2020, it increased its capacity to handle as many as 750 births a year. It could reach that number soon. Lisa Bauer, vice ...

Rural hospitals across the country are shuttering their labor and delivery units, leaving rural Americans — including Texans — with less access to necessary medical care. Across the country since 2020 ...

OSF HealthCare is conducting continuous virtual monitoring of moms and fetuses from the beginning of labor through delivery. OSF HealthCare has launched an initiative to improve monitoring of labor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Giving birth is already one of the biggest challenges in a person’s life, but an unsupportive birth partner can make it even worse ...

A Canadian study found many labor and delivery health professionals do not fully understand the anesthesiologist’s role in managing pregnant patients, which could affect the quality of care mothers ...

All four nurses employed by the Sweetwater Hospital Association (SHA) Labor and Delivery Department have put in their ...

A new federal grant could bring millions to rural Idaho, improving access to healthcare. Providers hope to address the loss ...