Neonatal intensive care units are admitting more babies of all sizes, meaning that NICUs are increasingly caring for normal birth weight and term infants, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics. The ...

A new study into the clinical effectiveness of a rural Birthing on Country service—compared to mainstream maternity services—has revealed First Nations women had significantly more normal vaginal ...

Having a birth plan in place was associated with improved maternal and neonatal outcomes, according to research presented at ...

Health professionals now know a great deal more about the normal birth process than they did a generation ago. Women have far more options now about where to have their babies, who should provide ...