During pregnancy, you’ll discover firsthand all the amazing things your body innately knows how to do to get baby-ready. An ...

A rural California hospital that closed its maternity ward in 2022 plans to open a birth center and standby maternity ward next year as part of a pilot program ...

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Oregon health care providers who review every case in which a mother died during or soon after pregnancy have found that mental health conditions and substance use were the leading cause ...

Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to ...

The hospital cited staffing challenges and declining births in the Farmville area as reasons for the decision.

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Three years after closing its maternity ward, a new state law will help a rural Northern California hospital bring birth services back to the community.

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Regional anesthesia—typically with a spinal or epidural block—has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the effects that general anesthesia may have on newborns during ...

Photo courtesy of Plumas Hospital District After a rural California hospital shut down its maternity ward in 2022, pregnant women in Plumas County had to travel at least 70 miles to give birth. It was ...

From the courts to city streets, Black women organizers are proving climate solutions start at the neighborhood level.