The closest hospital with delivery services is Aspirus Stevens Point, roughly 30 miles from the Waupaca birth center. The ...

Doulas or birthing coaches exist as an occupation because having a labor support person can be an integral part of the ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — A new study found that pregnant women are regularly excluded from clinical drug trials that test for safety, raising concerns for the efficacy of these medications for maternal ...

Thanks to a new state law, pregnant women in Illinois can no longer be denied health insurance benefits during their ...

Here's what it means to have dreams about pregnancy, giving birth and babies if you're not pregnant, and what it means if you ...

The common noctule is found in Europe, North Africa and Asia. Pregnant females hitch rides on storm winds to cover hundreds ...

The Western Australian preterm birth prevention initiative: a whole of state singleton pregnancy cohort study showing the need to embrace alternative models of care for Aboriginal women.

One such belief is associated with a rock mountain in Portugal, known as the ‘Birthing Stone’ mountain. This phenomenon has baffled scientists for years, and women from all over the world visit this ...

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

Maternal mortality experts in Georgia say that midwife-led birth centers help improve maternal and infant health. A recent ...

Several small town hospitals in Central Nebraska have stopped offering delivery services except in an emergency.