While prenatal care often takes center stage, understanding what to expect during labor, delivery and the early days of ...

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Lisa Lenz fell in love with labor and delivery when she was in her second year of nursing school. Now, after having been with UCHealth for more than 30 years and at Medical Center of the Rockies for ...

Childbirth is one of the most painful experiences many people go through in life. Pushing a baby out of your birth canal pushes your body to its physical limits. Labor and delivery can last hours or ...

Women with severe preeclampsia (severe high blood pressure) during pregnancy may be treated with extended-release nifedipine, a blood pressure-lowering medicine, daily during the labor and delivery ...

Pregnant women with severe preeclampsia who took a daily dose of extended-release nifedipine (an oral, once-daily pill) when labor was induced had better blood pressure control during labor and were ...

For as long as eight years, some pregnant patients at Weill Cornell Medicine’s OB/GYN practice received a letter warning them against preparing birth plans, the term for a list of preferences for the ...

Diabetes mellitus during pregnancy is classified as Type 1, Type 2 and gestational. The incidence of diabetes during pregnancy is increasing worldwide. Complications during pregnancy diverge according ...

Women with preeclampsia with severe features benefit from treatment with oral nifedipine during labor and delivery, results of a randomized controlled trial suggest. The study showed that intrapartum ...