Labor and Delivery: What to Expect at the Hospital

From the triage room to the postpartum unit, this guide covers what to expect, including expert advice on pain management and ...
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Hospital delivery rooms are disappearing

Nearly half of Ohio counties lack a hospital with labor and delivery services, per a new March of Dimes report — and that now includes Delaware County, after Grady Memorial Hospital stopped delivering ...
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The Increasingly Long Drive to Give Birth in Rural America

For Chloe Freeman, the drive from her home in North Rose, in upstate New York, to Newark-Wayne Community Hospital is a ...
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The hospital where this mom-to-be plans to deliver her first child is more than an hour from her home

Mom-to-be Stephanie Zuroski hopes she recognizes the signs of labor quickly, because the hospital where she plans to deliver her first child is more than an hour from her home in rural Elk County, ...
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Maternal deaths in US hospitals are declining, study suggests, but birthing complications are rising

The rate of pregnant women dying of delivery-related causes in the hospital appears to have declined significantly – by more than 50% – across the United States in recent years, a new study suggests.
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As Mayo Clinic, other hospitals reduce rural labor and delivery services, one hospital is investing in them

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — When Northfield Hospital renovated its Birth Center in 2020, it increased its capacity to handle as many as 750 births a year. It could reach that number soon. Lisa Bauer, vice ...