Since the 1970s, electronic fetal monitoring has been the go-to technology in perinatal obstetrics for the detection of fetal distress during labor. Although the technology has changed slightly in the ...

If you see the phrase “precipitous labor” written on a medical chart, it might not mean much to you. But chances are, you know someone who’s experienced it. We’ve all heard stories of people who have ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Patients in the Labor & Delivery and Family Care units at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital are not the only ones with babies on the way. Nearly two dozen other nurses are ...

Giving birth is already one of the biggest challenges in a person’s life, but an unsupportive birth partner can make it even worse. Iuliia Burmistrova / Getty Images Take it from people who see this ...

No life event compares to the experience of giving birth. To honor this powerful moment, many families hire birth photographers to document the raw emotions of labor and delivery. The International ...

Keeping quiet is a labor of love. With sweat dripping, pain surging and a baby barreling through the birth canal, the last thing most women in labor want to hear are comments and critiques from their ...

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 and babies receive, ...

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 ...

Reisenauer works not only in labor delivery, but also with high-risk pregnancies -- typically mothers who are on bed rest in the hospital because they are at risk for delivering too early. She also ...

THE MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER IS ENDING ALL LABOR AND DELIVERY SERVICES STARTING OCTOBER 15TH. THEY ANNOUNCED THE DECISION THIS MORNING, CITING STAFFING SHORTAGES. KCCI AMANDA ROOKER IS IN NEWTON ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Willis-Knighton Health System has announced changes to its visitor policy for labor and delivery patients. Like many other healthcare facilities in the nation and the world, ...

Doctors say it's a sign of a supportive workplace. Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, is about to turn it up to 11. Eleven nurses in the hospital's labor and delivery unit are pregnant at the same ...