With recent closures of hospital birthing wards, the role of birth centers has become increasingly essential, especially for women of color. Nikki Helms is a midwife. She owns San Diego Community ...

Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. She never imagined she would have to leave the comfort of her home in ...

HELPING FILL THE GAP. I LEAVE MY HOUSE ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE JUST TO JUST IN CASE I DO HIT TRAFFIC. EVERY MOM KNOWS THE MINUTE YOU GO INTO LABOR. WHAT IF I DON’T KNOW, DELIVER IN THE CAR? OR WE JUST ...

Because of the closing of Baker City's only obstetrical unit, the Anderson family is traveling to the Boise, Idaho area, a little over 100 miles away, to give birth. AP See more of our coverage in ...

UMass Memorial Medical Center officials intend to work with transit officials to help redirect patients to other area hospitals, especially UMass Memorial Medical Center's campus in Worcester, if they ...

With the Baker City birth center officially closed, a federal report recommends county leaders look for ways to get a new birth center. But the short-term challenge of connecting patients with ...

APPROACHES. THE MAYOR OF LEMONSTER SAYS THE HOSPITAL’S PLAN IS ANYTHING BUT. HE WANTS THE STATE TO STEP IN. LEMONSTER MAYOR FIGHTING TO KEEP A LOCAL MATERNITY WARD FROM SHUTTING DOWN IN JUST OVER ...

Trinity Health of New England’s Johnson Memorial Hospital is the latest to petition the state of Connecticut to close its labor and delivery services at rural Stafford Springs. It’s one in a series of ...

(AP) - Alisha Alderson placed everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases as she prepared to leave the comfort of her home in rural eastern Oregon. The only ...