Experts advise making a plan for labor and delivery, despite Mother Nature making the final call. KAMPUS - stock.adobe.com While Mother Nature is most definitely in charge when it comes to how your ...

They’ve seen it all, but when it comes to what they’ll share with expecting moms, labor and delivery nurses are likely to stick to the basics. After all, they are there to do an important job — keep ...

For decades, women have been told childbirth injuries are simply part of becoming a mother, as an accepted, invisible cost of labor and delivery. On this episode of Disruption Interruption Tracy ...

Twenty-six years ago, Judy Towe and Madeline Hill met for the first time – although Madeline was definitely too young to remember. On that day, Towe – a labor and delivery nurse at Napa’s Queen of the ...

Pregnancy is more than just a beautiful phase; it is a crucial time when you prepare yourself both mentally and physically for the big day. Most women spend those nine months planning the D-day, ...

One labor and delivery nurse is sharing information that she says could help women ensure they're receiving proper care when giving birth at a hospital. Jen Hamilton, a mom of two and author of “Birth ...

Human birth is far more challenging than that of other primates. In 1960, anthropologist Sherwood Washburn proposed a widely accepted explanation for the tight squeeze a baby experiences passing ...

Background: Negative experiences of first childbirth increase risks for maternal postpartum depression and may negatively affect mothers' attitudes toward future pregnancies and choice of delivery ...

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 ...

Choosing where to give birth is one of the biggest decisions of pregnancy—and in St. Louis, families have no shortage of options. Across the region, hospitals offer different approaches to labor and ...