A growing number of women are foregoing the traditional labor and delivery unit in a hospital, and are instead giving birth in centers run by midwives.

More than half of rural hospitals and more than one-third of urban hospitals did not offer labor and delivery services in 2022.

Poop, pee, cocaine! People bring more than just tubes to Colorado rivers over Labor Day weekend A new study on the impact of Labor Day festivities on Colorado rivers and streams doesn’t say to stop ...

As low-intervention childbirth methods increase in the U.S., hospitals are offering pregnant moms a variety of options to help them be more comfortable during labor and delivery. A new low ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD A mucus plug protects the cervix from bacteria during pregnancy.Losing a mucus plug can indicate the start of labor.Contact your doctor if you lose your mucus ...

Intermountain Health is offering prenatal courses for parents that cover everything from pregnancy to labor and delivery to postpartum care.