These conditions don't guarantee heart problems later on, but they do increase risk-even years later.

A figure commonly used to compare the risk of death from pregnancy compared with the risk of death from abortion might be ...

Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. She never imagined she would have to leave the comfort of her home in ...

Jupiter Medical Center is closing its pediatric unit to expand maternity services due to increased birth rates.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Home births have doubled in the area served by a scandal-hit hospital that was forced to close its maternity unit earlier this ...

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Jessie Mazar squeezed the grab handle in her husband’s pickup and groaned as contractions struck her during the 90-minute drive from her home in rural northeastern California to the closest hospital ...

The Family Birth Center at Franciscan Health Lafayette East has been recognized by Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

The Philadelphia Midwives Collective, which delivered about 70 babies last year, plans to open the city's only birth center in 2027.