“I know so many women deal with this quietly. You’re not alone,” she wrote ...

What was supposed to be a calm and beautiful home birth quickly turned into a terrifying emergency. As unexpected complications began to unfold, panic spread through everyone in the room. Every second ...

A confirmed pregnancy on a U.S. submarine triggers immediate reporting, medical evaluation, duty changes, and transfer planning. Pregnant submariners are removed from duties involving radiation ...

Carrying—and giving birth—to a child is a life-changing experience but it can also have both short- and long-term effects on your body.

A couple is calling for change after they were diverted from their local hospital in Waterville to Fredericton, and their ...

It took the better part of a century for maternal mortality to be recognized, forgotten, and finally recognized again as an urgent public health crisis in the United States. In contrast, research ...

Los Alamos hospital to end labor and delivery services in June ...

Vitamin K shots, which help the blood to clot, are one of three key interventions for newborns, along with an antibiotic eye ointment and the hepatitis B vaccine.

The idea of a death doula as a profession is newer. According to the International End-of-Life Doula Association, end-of-life doulas provide nonmedical support to individuals and loved ones as they ...

Mississippi has lost nearly 70,000 public school students since the state’s student population started its downturn in 2013.

Some women are choosing to give birth without medical care, but experts say it leads to serious risks for mother and baby ...