Several U.S. hospitals have closed their labor and delivery units, leaving pregnant women with limited options. (Illustration: Aisha Yousaf; Photo: Getty Images) It's common practice during pregnancy ...

Ascension Alexian Brothers will soon close its inpatient obstetrics unit after a state board voted Tuesday to allow the move, despite outcry from nurses and community members. The state Health ...

A major maternity care shutdown is raising alarm in the town of Farmville, as Centra Southside Community Hospital prepares to ...

Yes. Nitrous oxide is safe for both you and your baby. It has been used worldwide for decades and does not slow labor or ...

A few years ago, when a young woman delivered her baby at Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta, North Carolina, it was in the middle of a Valentine’s Day ice storm and the mountain roads out of town ...

After the birthing experience of Mercedes Wells, a bill was introduced to ensure women in active labor cannot be turned away ...

A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 30, 2009 — Eating a light diet during labor did not affect obstetric or neonatal outcomes or increase vomiting, according to the results of ...

Dallas Regional Medical Center announced that the nurse accused of ignoring a woman in labor is no longer employed at the ...