This Women's Health Week, we spoke with Dr. Vidanka Vasilevski from the Center for Quality and Patient Safety Research within Deakin's Institute for Health Transformation about her research published ...

In a discovery that could shift labor and delivery practices around the world, researchers at Michigan State University have found that the effectiveness of oxytocin—a common medication used to induce ...

Researchers have found that the effectiveness of oxytocin—a common medication used to induce or speed up labor—depends on the time of day it’s administered, especially for patients with gestational ...

Pregnant women continue to suffer and die unnecessarily from hypertensive disorders, a leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide. Conditions such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E)—which are ...

As the due date approaches, many expectant mothers hope to welcome their little ones naturally and comfortably, exploring gentle ways to encourage labor without turning to medical interventions.