Labor and delivery nurse reveals the one question every expectant mom should ask before giving birth at a hospital

Jen Hamilton hopes that the information "goes far and wide," despite warning that some hospitals might not want her to share ...
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Namibia: Rare Goat Triplets Delight Mariental Farmer

A farmer from Mariental in the Hardap region was pleasantly surprised when he discovered that one of his goats gave birth to triplets this week.

Pregnant, alone and bused to Utah: How the state became a hub for out-of-state adoptions

She was pregnant, alone and searching for help. An adoption agency told her to come to Utah — where birth mothers can sign away parental rights just 24 hours after delivery. Critics say Utah’s laws ...
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21-year-old discovers she's pregnant just weeks before giving birth: "I literally didn't know"

When 21-year-old Anna Otte started having sudden, intense pain, she thought she might need her appendix checked, not a ...
Offaly Express

'I'm haunted' - Husband of woman who died after home birth amid 'failings in her care'

Laura Liston gave birth to her son on June 4, 2022 at her home in Croom with two midwives present and tragically passed away ...

Will ‘Psychiatry’s Bible’ Add a Postpartum Psychosis Diagnosis?

Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether ...

My midwife told me I was days from death – says Capital DJ as she reveals terrifying experience weeks after giving birth

CAPITAL DJ Aimee Vivian has shared the traumatic ordeal that almost killed her weeks after giving birth. The radio host, 34, ...

Woman Gives Birth on a Fireboat on Route to the Hospital After Going into Labor on a Small Island: ‘It Was Absolutely Panic'

A Washington woman gave birth on a fireboat after she went into labor on Anderson Island, a small island in Puget Sound. The ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Black midwife's death highlights racial gap in maternal mortality

The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities ...
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New Jersey takes charge of its own vaccination policies

Governor Murphy has signed new legislation giving New Jersey health officials the power to set vaccine requirements ...

Unplanned cesarean deliveries linked to higher risk of acute psychological stress after childbirth

A new study by researchers at Mass General Brigham finds that patients who undergo unscheduled or unplanned cesarean deliveries are at substantially increased risk of experiencing acute psychological ...