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Welcoming a baby into the world is a milestone moment. The final stage of pregnancy, known as labour and delivery, is when all the waiting, planning, and nurturing finally come together. This stage ...

Read full article: Maternal deaths are 3 times higher in Black women, doctors say There are very few symptoms of high blood pressure, which is why it’s referred to as the “silent killer,” but there ...

After giving birth, your placenta will deliver within 30 to 60 minutes, but you may be wondering how this happens. Placenta delivery depends on if your baby was delivered vaginally or via C-section.

Their likelihood of survival is related to how many weeks they spent growing and developing in the womb before delivery. My lost patients, like 26% of all the babies who die, were born at the limits ...

The only hospital in a Northern Idaho town of 9,000 people, Bonner General Health, announced last week that it was closing its labor and delivery clinic. The hospital — situated in Sandpoint, a remote ...

Giving birth is already one of the biggest challenges in a person’s life, but an unsupportive birth partner can make it even worse. Iuliia Burmistrova / Getty Images Take it from people who see this ...

Preparing for labour and delivery can be a weird topic amongst ladies of marriageable age. Most feel it’s a bridge they would cross when they get there, sadly, its doesn't work that way. Preparing for ...

I saw a rolling stool and sat, trying to get enough breath to answer. At this she looked up in alarm. “You can’t sit there!” I knew sitting on a rolling stool was a fall risk. I also knew that ...

7551 nulliparous women with singleton deliveries, ⩾37 weeks, Bishop Score ⩽6, induced with dinoprostone, misoprostol or transcervical single balloon catheter. Linear regression analysis was used to ...