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. ...

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 ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: On Thursdays, we feature the work of our regional reporters. We have them open their notebooks to talk in a bit more detail about a story they ...

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 ...

Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the ...

A Canadian study found many labor and delivery health professionals do not fully understand the anesthesiologist’s role in managing pregnant patients, which could affect the quality of care mothers ...

Over the years, we have seen an unfortunate decline of dedicated labor and delivery facilities in rural hospitals. More than 80 rural hospitals across the United States have closed labor and delivery ...

The choice between a policy of early elective delivery (either by induction of labor or by Caesarean section) and expectant management in diabetic women should take into consideration perinatal ...