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NORTHFIELD, Minn. — When Northfield Hospital renovated its Birth Center in 2020, it increased its capacity to handle as many as 750 births a year. It could reach that number soon. Lisa Bauer, vice ...

The number of U.S. women who died the year following a pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019. One labor and delivery nurse is sharing information that may help keep birthing mothers safe. ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery the ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Residents here will get the chance next week to help decide how important local labor and delivery services are to them. The Indian River Hospital District is holding town halls ...

University Hospitals announced it is enhancing maternity care by launching the TeamBirth model across all five of its labor and delivery locations this month. This innovative, patient-centered ...

A Canadian study found many labor and delivery health professionals do not fully understand the anesthesiologist’s role in managing pregnant patients, which could affect the quality of care mothers ...

They’ve seen it all, but when it comes to what they’ll share with expecting moms, labor and delivery nurses are likely to stick to the basics. After all, they are there to do an important job — keep ...

It started as a concept four years ago. "The space is better than I ever could've imagined," said Shannon Sullivan, President and Chief Operating Officer at Women & Infants Hospital. Sullivan was in ...

Ascension St. Francis Hospital in Milwaukee, part of Ascension Wisconsin, has ended labor and delivery services and transitioned them to other Milwaukee locations. Ascension Wisconsin, part of St.