Introduction: Laboring women are often admitted to labor units under criteria that are commonly associated with the onset of active-phase labor (i.e., cervical dilatation of 3–5 cm in the presence of ...

Your pregnancy culminates in what can be a very long labor, full of notoriously painful contractions. According to the NIH, there are three stages of labor: Contractions will vary in duration, ...

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 ...

Jeremy L. Neal, CNM, RNC, PhD; Nancy K. Lowe, CNM, PhD; Karen L. Ahijevych, RN, PhD; Thelma E. Patrick, RN, PhD; Lori A. Cabbage, CNM, FNP, MSN; Elizabeth J. Corwin ...