According to a survey conducted by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, around 50% of birthing parents between 18 and 39 said that contractions were the most painful part of labor and delivery.

That said, unless things are cut short by a C-section, all women go through three precise stages of labor and childbirth: labor itself (which includes early labor, active labor and transitional labor) ...

Nicci Bryant, a labor and delivery R.N.C.-O.B., B.S.N., wants moms everywhere to know that they are the real ones in charge. A nurse is there to be a guide, a helper, and an advocate, but remember ...

St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital in Lavonia, Georgia, is shutting down its labor and delivery unit after Medicaid cuts and ...

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Care workers warn that a new Labor Department rule would cut vital wage and hour protections, threatening millions of caregivers who support seniors and people with disabilities. The Department of ...

Corewell Health is responding to pressure from Michigan lawmakers over plans to close its labor and delivery unit at Wayne ...

Keystone Health's president and CEO speaks on concerns that WellSpan Health initiated a change in labor and delivery care at ...

Keystone Health will stop providing labor and delivery services at WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital starting July 1, 2026. This change will affect approximately 700 patients annually, who will now ...