Many stories surrounding childbirth have made some prospective fathers shy away from the labour ward (Photo: iStock) When Duncan was expecting his first child two years ago, he had heard several ...

When Duncan was expecting his first child two years ago, he had heard several "horror" stories of what transpires in the labour ward. These stories were enough to make him craft an 'exit' strategy ...

The closure of the labor and delivery unit is the latest in South Florida, with administrators often citing costs and staffing issues.

17 LA County hospitals closed their labor wards. Here’s one that fought to stay open Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital is losing money, but it’s committed to keeping open its labor ward.

A South Side hospital will reopen its labor ward next week, adding 35 beds to a community still facing a dearth of options amid the planned closure of one of its few hospitals that treat pregnant w… ...

Washington, D.C.’s Wards 7 and 8 were left in need of maternity care centers after two D.C. birthing wards servicing the area closed late last year. Well-known in the D.C. area for serving individuals ...

At Hull Royal Infirmary, the labour ward was shut six times between October 2023 and June 2024, and its midwife-led-unit, for uncomplicated births, was also closed six times in the same time period.

A midwife has told an inquest of a breakdown in trust on the labour ward ahead of the birth of a child in difficult circumstances. Ewelina Clyde-Smith gave birth to Amelia Clyde-Smith on 19 August ...