At work, second-time mom Al Sienkiewicz kept her pregnancy private until she informed HR, only to learn how narrow the margin ...

Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, ...

We decided to simulate labor using a TENS machine to see how close it could get to the real thing before the actual due date. What started as curiosity quickly turned into a test of pain tolerance, ...

The pro-life nonprofit Coalition Life is planning to ramp up its sidewalk counseling initiative at a Planned Parenthood facility in Chicago after a woman was found crying in pain outside of the ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The husband of a woman forced to leave a Northwest Indiana hospital while in labor said he left disappointed after meeting with Franciscan Health Crown Point administrators. Two and a ...

An Illinois congresswoman is proposing new legislation to address systemic issues around maternal healthcare, racial disparities and hospital accountability after one of her constituents was ...

A new bill is working to prevent women in active labor from being turned away from hospitals. After the now-viral birthing experience of Mercedes Wells in Indiana, a Congresswoman has introduced ...

Earlier this month, Mercedes Wells was ready to give birth at Franciscan Health Hospital in Crown Point, Indiana, when staff turned her away, saying that she would have to come back later because she ...

A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, after a video circulated of a Black woman writhing in pain at an Indiana ...

A video of a Black woman seemingly being ignored by a nurse while she is minutes away from giving birth at a Texas hospital has sparked widespread outrage – and prompted her family to take legal ...

The early stages of labor can be filled with a range of emotions for expecting mothers including pain and uncertainty. Preparing yourself for the unexpected — to the best of your ability — and ...