With all the noise, frequent checks, and around-the-clock hustle and bustle, it might seem impossible. But there's one request almost every nurse is happy to oblige.

Since the 1970s, electronic fetal monitoring has been the go-to technology in perinatal obstetrics for the detection of fetal distress during labor. Although the technology has changed slightly in the ...

Labor induction, also known as inducing labor, is the jumpstarting of uterine contractions before natural labor occurs, with the goal of a healthy vaginal delivery. Healthcare providers, doctors, and ...

Not all early contractions mean labor. Learn what preterm labor looks like, and when to call your provider to keep you and ...

YORK, Pa. — Labor and delivery units from several WellSpan hospitals across the region welcomed the first newborns of 2026 on ...

Their likelihood of survival is related to how many weeks they spent growing and developing in the womb before delivery. My lost patients, like 26% of all the babies who die, were born at the limits ...

The new Temple Women and Families Hospital officially open Sept. 3, 2025. The hospital will perform all labor and deliveries for the Temple Health system, including C-sections, and have a Level III ...

East Tennessee hospitals welcomed their first babies of 2026, including a girl named Adeline at UT Medical Center.

Every mom likes talking about her birth. But not every birth story is blissful. There’s an unspoken rule that women should keep the horror stories to themselves, but we’re going to break that rule ...

In response to some private hospitals’ decision to bar partners, New York will order all hospitals to allow partners in delivery rooms, despite the coronavirus risk. By Katie Van Syckle and Christina ...