After months of anticipation, your baby's due date is near. Here's what you can expect from the start of labor until the first days and weeks with your new baby. No one can predict with certainty when ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery ...

In movies and TV, pregnant women always seem to know when it’s time! Suddenly, a woman’s water breaks, and she’s whisked away to the hospital right on her due date, baby delivered according to her ...

Plus-size pregnancies can carry extra risks – but with good care and support, you can have a healthy pregnancy and baby. Here ...

Midwives offer longer, more personalized prenatal visits, continuous labor support, and culturally sensitive care—while still providing access to interventions like epidurals when desired. Certified ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed new imaging technology that can produce 3D maps showing the magnitude and distribution of uterine contractions in ...

The choice between a policy of early elective delivery (either by induction of labor or by Caesarean section) and expectant management in diabetic women should take into consideration perinatal ...