If you're pregnant and your due date is fast approaching, it's important to be able to recognize the signs that you're ...

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 ...

Preparing for what to expect during childbirth can help ease anxiety, and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital offers resources to support expectant parents every step of the way. Getting Familiar with the ...

The management of labour in nulliparous women presents unique challenges, as these women have no previous birth experience to guide prognostication and intervention. Current evidence highlights the ...

What happens during vaginal birth? How do the uterus, cervix, and baby work together? We look at he different stages of labor – and why birth is both powerful and personal. Giving birth can be ...

Your baby has been born, but there’s one final step — delivering the placenta. Here’s what to expect from this last stage of ...

Kelsey Hudie felt the first signs of labor when she was about to graduate from college. The 27-year-old was determined to attend the ceremony and get her diploma. She told Insider she wanted others to ...

Clare Jackson receives funding from National Institute for Health and Care Research. Ellen Annandale receives funding from the National Institute for Health Research. She is Chair of Trustees for the ...