Scientists are revisiting an influential theory that the evolution of big brains made human childbirth risky. By Carl Zimmer It’s a question on every new parent’s exhausted mind: Why are babies born ...

Hospitals and physicians are voicing concerns over the Biden administration’s proposed rules to improve maternal health, arguing the current approach is too punitive and could inadvertently hinder ...

Obstetrical complications differ fivefold among U.S. hospitals Clinicians and policy makers should develop quality metrics to improve obstetrical outcomes. The rates of major obstetrical complications ...

In developed countries, an increase in the average age of the gravida has been documented. The mean age of primiparous women in Austria rose from 25 years in 1991 to 28 years in 2008. In Germany in ...

BALDWIN, Wis. (WEAU) - Healthcare shutdowns in the region continue to affect many services from emergency departments to mental health services and obstetrical care. It’s a situation that leaves some ...

In their last Medical Malpractice column, Thomas Moore and Matthew Gaier reviewed several decisions relating to implied physician-patient relationships. In this column, they continue with that theme, ...

Assisted reproductive technology outcomes in childhood cancer survivors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Individual prediction of non-adherence to oral mercaptopurine (6MP) in ...

MONTGOMERY — Charles Rogers shared a grave warning earlier this week during a meeting of the Alabama Public Health Committee that the state’s shrinking availability of obstetrical services could prove ...

Dr. Lynda Gilliam, right, medical director of Huntsville Hospital's new obstetrical emergency department, talks in the doorway to the OB ER with Jade LaCroix, center, nursing unit director for the OB ...

New data shows more people are filing complaints about obstetrical and gynecological care in Ontario, with insensitivity, poor communication and lack of trauma awareness among the most common ...