To earn CME related to this news article, click here. March 30, 2009 — Eating a light diet during labor did not affect obstetric or neonatal outcomes or increase vomiting, according to the results of ...

A few years ago, when a young woman delivered her baby at Alleghany Memorial Hospital in Sparta, North Carolina, it was in the middle of a Valentine’s Day ice storm and the mountain roads out of town ...

According to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the number of obstetric units across the country is falling. Without them, the health and life of rural mothers ...

A new report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform reveals a startling reality for families in rural America: more than half of rural hospitals in this country (55%) do not offer ...

The loss of hospital-based obstetric services can harm maternal and infant health More and more, people giving birth can’t count on their closest hospital having the specialized health care they need.

Women with preeclampsia with severe features benefit from treatment with oral nifedipine during labor and delivery, results of a randomized controlled trial suggest. The study showed that intrapartum ...