Scientists are revisiting an influential theory that the evolution of big brains made human childbirth risky. By Carl Zimmer It’s a question on every new parent’s exhausted mind: Why are babies born ...

A team of integrative biologists at the University of Texas, Western Washington University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found that both wide and narrow hips provide women with ...

Hospitals and physicians are voicing concerns over the Biden administration’s proposed rules to improve maternal health, arguing the current approach is too punitive and could inadvertently hinder ...

For women undergoing in vitro fertilization, single-embryo transfers are more likely than multiple-embryo transfers to end in a healthy birth, irrespective of whether fresh or frozen oocytes are used, ...

Obstetrical complications differ fivefold among U.S. hospitals Clinicians and policy makers should develop quality metrics to improve obstetrical outcomes. The rates of major obstetrical complications ...

BALDWIN, Wis. (WEAU) - Healthcare shutdowns in the region continue to affect many services from emergency departments to mental health services and obstetrical care. It’s a situation that leaves some ...

The hospital, part of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, announced the $750,000 Area Development Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission on April 16. “The intent has always been to resume ...

MONTGOMERY — Charles Rogers shared a grave warning earlier this week during a meeting of the Alabama Public Health Committee that the state’s shrinking availability of obstetrical services could prove ...

Dr. Lynda Gilliam, right, medical director of Huntsville Hospital's new obstetrical emergency department, talks in the doorway to the OB ER with Jade LaCroix, center, nursing unit director for the OB ...