Planning on delivering at a hospital or birthing center? You could just show up, but it's better to come prepared — so here’s ...

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 ...

Labor and delivery units are losing money and struggling to find staff, in rural areas and large cities alike. By Sarah Kliff Sarah Kliff is an investigative health ...

Last week, Keck Medicine of USC announced the closure of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital obstetric services on Nov. 20. They cited a 40% decline in deliveries over the past decade within “our community” ...

Let’s face it: reading medical studies from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is about as thrilling as watching paint dry. So, when The New York Times dropped its bombshell summary that ...

A Hamilton County hospital is closing down its obstetrics labor and delivery program due to staffing shortages. Mercy Health-West Hospital has served Greater Cincinnati’s expecting mothers and ...

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

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

The hospital in Newton will halt labor and delivery care later this year. MercyOne Newton Medical Center will pause birthing services indefinitely after Oct. 15, hospital officials announced Friday.