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

A person may choose to give birth naturally, without pain management medication, or with an epidural to block sensations of pain in the lower body. Each birthing option has its potential risks and ...

This story is sponsored by CommonSpirit Health. Finding out you're pregnant is a life-changing moment. In a matter of minutes, your emotions can swing from pure excitement and joy to fear and total ...

Mom-to-be Stephanie Zuroski hopes she recognizes the signs of labor quickly, because the hospital where she plans to deliver her first child is more than an hour from her home in rural Elk County, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Labor and delivery services will soon return to south Louisville for the first time in nearly 50 years. City, state, and hospital leaders marked a milestone in project at ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Inpatient labor and delivery, newborn nursery and postpartum services are ending at Newark-Wayne ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Many women on the Western Slope were concerned by the closure of the only natural birthing center in the area. However, a new facility is under construction to help meet ...