Declining placental concentrations of a molecule that plays a key role in metabolism appear to trigger the end of pregnancy ...

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Rural Arkansans face increasingly long drives to hospitals that deliver babies as more labor and delivery units have closed due to financial strain, according to new data from the Arkansas Center for ...

Carnegie Mellon University is leading a multi-university team that has secured an award of up to $39.3 million from the ...

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If you’re pregnant and nearing your due date, you may wonder what your labor will be like. Since every mother is unique and every pregnancy is different, labor can last for hours or even days. Usually ...

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 ...

USA Health will permanently close the labor and delivery unit at Providence Hospital at the end of this month.

A hospital in Mobile has set a date for the imminent closure of its labor and delivery unit. USA Health had previously said ...