On what started as a routine shift at a FedEx facility in GRIMES, Iowa, a package handler ended up delivering something no one had scheduled: her own baby. The worker, who later said she had no idea ...

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 ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Women & Infants Hospital reached a new milestone at 10:59 a.m. on Tuesday. At 6 pounds and 11 ounces, April Elvannia da Rocha Oliveira was the first baby to be born in the ...

You’ve spent months preparing for your baby’s arrival throughout your pregnancy journey — picking out the best maternity hospital, setting up the nursery and going to your prenatal appointments. As ...

Over 500 hospitals have dropped labor and delivery services in the last decade, many of them in rural areas.