When a healthy, petite, 21-year-old pregnant Mississippi woman approached her due date, the physician instructed her to choose a date for her labor to be induced. She offered no medical justification ...

Awareness of the conditions and complications requiring drug therapy during labor and delivery will allow hospital pharmacists to make knowledgeable decisions about the rapid accessibility of critical ...

Rep. Susan Johnson (D-Windham) speaks at a rally against the then-proposed closure of the labor and delivery unit at Windham Hospital. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror This story is part of CT ...

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A Hamilton County hospital is closing down its obstetrics labor and delivery program due to staffing shortages. Mercy Health-West Hospital has served Greater Cincinnati’s expecting mothers and ...

Ascension Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village is set to eliminate labor and delivery services, with officials saying it intends to consolidate birthing services and establish a "dedicated ...

In women at risk for preterm delivery (less than 37 weeks' gestation), antenatal corticosteroids are frequently administered to prevent fetal lung immaturity at birth. Two milliliters of betamethasone ...