Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery the ...

Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center is planning to transition its designation from an acute care hospital to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH), a move officials said is designed to strengthen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mother prepares her infant son for bed. A mother prepares her infant son for bed. Since 2020, 36 states have lost at least one ...

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — When Northfield Hospital renovated its Birth Center in 2020, it increased its capacity to handle as many as 750 births a year. It could reach that number soon. Lisa Bauer, vice ...

One labor and delivery nurse is sharing information that she says could help women ensure they're receiving proper care when giving birth at a hospital. Jen Hamilton, a mom of two and author of “Birth ...

ChristianaCare Union Hospital is reducing hours for obstetric and pediatric services beginning this month. Here's what you ...

MercyOne Clinton (Iowa) Medical Center has shared plans to transition labor and delivery services to other Iowa-based MercyOne birth centers in Davenport, Dubuque and Silvis. May 26 is the last day ...

The number of U.S. women who died the year following a pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019. One labor and delivery nurse is sharing information that may help keep birthing mothers safe. ...