More than half of rural Texas hospitals do not delivery babies. That leaves rural Texans at risk of severe complications, ...

Across the U.S., maternity services at hospitals, particularly in rural areas, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over the last five years, more than 100 rural hospitals have closed or are planning ...

Objectives: To evaluate the safety of using misoprostol for labor induction in twin pregnancies. Methodology: To address the research question regarding the safety and efficacy of misoprostol for ...

Nurses at Sharp Grossmont told 29-year-old Hannah Michaelis she needed to go to another hospital. She gave birth to her baby ...

The Sidney Health Center will soon be home to a new labor and delivery unit. “It is such an important addition to the MonDak ...

Catholic Medical Center will expand its labor and delivery program with the addition of two new physicians and launch a new midwifery-led practice group, according to the hospital. The move comes ...

BAR HARBOR — It was standing room only at the Jesup Memorial Library on April 2 as the island community came out in droves to hear more from administrators on Mount Desert Island Hospital’s decision ...

This evening, nurses from Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) unit at Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) held a town hall meeting to address news that their hospital’s administration plans ...

Compared with patients without psoriasis, pregnant patients with psoriasis are at higher risk for cardiovascular complications during delivery. Pregnant patients with psoriasis are at higher risk for ...

Prostaglandins (a hormone in semen) can help soften the cervix and prepare it for labor and delivery. Some studies suggest that hormones (oxytocin) released during sex and orgasm could help initiate ...