When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones such as progesterone and oxytocin are key contributors to that process, ...

For years, Katlyn Sparks-Haught fought to become a mother. She had been through multiple rounds of IVF, experienced seven ...

Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry exited the Miss Universe preliminary evening gown category on a stretcher after falling off ...

The most common technique used for closing the uterus after a cesarean delivery causes so many long-term complications that ...

The most common technique used for closing the uterus after a cesarean delivery causes so many long-term complications that ...

I had been trained to perform a dilation and evacuation (D&E), a minimally invasive second trimester abortion procedure; ...

Millions of Americans face sharply rising costs for health care plans they bought through the Affordable Care Act ...

Jay Leno shared one of the more difficult parts of his wife Mavis Leno's battle with advanced dementia, recalling how every ...

Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as ...

The worldwide prevalence of high blood pressure in children and adolescents nearly doubled between 2000 and 2020, new ...

At long last, the Food and Drug Administration will remove a “black box warning” label required on the packaging of most ...