Dangerous complications from labor and delivery nearly doubled in Massachusetts between 2011 and 2020, according to a new report, part of an increasingly dire national picture of maternal health as ...

BY KATHRYN BORNLos Alamos The discussion around this issue is starting to form into two camps, so I’d like to address this: ...

Exposure to extremely high temperatures for prolonged periods of time during pregnancy can lead to an increased risk of complications during childbirth, a recent study has found. Severe maternal ...

Read full article: Maternal deaths are 3 times higher in Black women, doctors say There are very few symptoms of high blood pressure, which is why it’s referred to as the “silent killer,” but there ...

Share on Pinterest A new study finds getting an epidural can lead to a lower risk of certain complications. Yoss Sabalet/Getty Images Getting an epidural during labor is associated with a reduction in ...

Non-tobacco nicotine use before pregnancy increased the risk for preterm labor, cesarean delivery, and various maternal complications.

Labor & Delivery Nurse Jen Hamilton joins Bobby to share what life is really like inside the delivery room, from the birth ...

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 ...

The life we have now wouldn’t be possible without the hospital and the people working there,” said Ashley Dunn, an ECU Health ...

Cesarean delivery is the most common inpatient surgery in the U.S. but it also carries inherent surgical risks, including vascular, visceral, soft tissue, and nerve damage, which can lead to ...