Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, precisely timed contractions to allow a safe delivery. Hormones such as ...

Are nontraditional therapies like hypnosis, acupuncture and meditation safe and effective during pregnancy? Here's what to know.

Nollaig na mBan is an old tradition from the country's south that modern women have turned into a day to celebrate their ...

Hundreds of women sued Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) on Monday, alleging the health system “enabled” former ...

MUNSTER, Ind. — A couple who said they were left alone to deliver a baby in their vehicle after being turned away early Sunday from Franciscan Health hospital in Crown Point, Indiana is calling for ...

Women’s experiences of pain – and how pain is felt, understood and lived through the body – sit at the heart of the ...

New bill aims to protect Black women in labor Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and chief medical officer for Hers Dr. Jessica Shepherd join ABC News Live to discuss the Women Expansion for Learning and Labor ...

*Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) has introduced legislation aimed at preventing hospitals from discharging women during active labor, particularly addressing the disproportionate risks Black women face in ...

A new bill is working to prevent women in active labor from being turned away from hospitals. After the now-viral birthing experience of Mercedes Wells in Indiana, a Congresswoman has introduced ...

Earlier this month, Mercedes Wells was ready to give birth at Franciscan Health Hospital in Crown Point, Indiana, when staff turned her away, saying that she would have to come back later because she ...

Rep. Kelly's bill mandates Safe Discharge Labor Plans for women in active labor. Nurse and doctor involved in discharging Wells were terminated for their actions. The WELLS Act aims to address ...

A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, after a video circulated of a Black woman writhing in pain at an Indiana ...