Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed two bipartisan bills establishing statewide standards for obstetric emergencies. The bills mandate protocols for identifying and treating such emergencies in ...

Despite being a high-income nation, the US experiences high maternal mortality rates that continue to climb. From 2018 to 2021, the rate nearly doubled, increasing from 17.4 to 32.9 deaths per 100,000 ...

Although the United States does not guarantee health care as a right, federal law mandates that hospitals cannot deny anyone lifesaving emergency care. However, a new study finds that restrictive ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Medical professionals are always striving to be as prepared as possible when caring for patients, especially pregnant women. But when pregnancy complications arise, not ...

According to data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, childbirth is the number one reason for inpatient stays in the U.S. With this service ...

Baylor College of Medicine’s OB/GYN hospitalists are experienced, board-certified obstetrician-gynecologists (OB/GYNs) who care solely for patients in the hospital. They are available on-site at the ...

As an OB/GYN hospitalist, I am called in when a pregnant mother or baby’s life is in danger. I know obstetrical emergencies. Shoulder dystocia is one of the worst. I was not involved in the case in ...

WAUSAU − Aspirus Health has announced the opening of a new obstetric emergency department at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital Birthing Center. The department, located at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital ...