From the triage room to the postpartum unit, this guide covers what to expect, including expert advice on pain management and ...

You may be hoping for a shorter labour like every expectant mother. But you cannot control every aspect of your childbirth. What you can influence is how your body and baby prepare for it. It is a ...

The only hospital in a Northern Idaho town of 9,000 people, Bonner General Health, announced last week that it was closing its labor and delivery clinic. The hospital — situated in Sandpoint, a remote ...

Everything You Need to Know About Labour and Delivery Complications: By Anjali Srivastava Labour and delivery are significant milestones in a parent's life, often filled with emotion and expectation.

Rural obstetric units have been closing at an alarming rate across the country. Some hospitals model how to overcome financial and staffing constraints, as shown here.

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 ...

Obstetricians at Oregon Health & Science University have been facing a common challenge: Increasingly, patients are seeking medical information from sources outside the traditional health care system, ...

Welcoming a baby into the world is a nerve-racking process for all involved, but there are some things that fathers-to-be do in the delivery room that drive labour nurses crazy. If you're a dad ...