In San Francisco, a routine rush to the maternity ward turned into a world first when a woman delivered her baby in the back ...

CROWN POINT, Ind. (WLS) -- Mercedes Wells says she knew something was wrong when she went to the hospital to give birth and they did not put her in a labor and delivery room. Instead, 38-year-old ...

A doctor and nurse who allegedly turned away a woman while she was actively in labor at an Indiana hospital are no longer employed. Hospital officials at Franciscan Health Crown Point announced the ...

"This is not the first baby to be born inside a Waymo vehicle... some of our newest riders just can't wait to experience ...

Two Black women said they were denied immediate medical attention despite being minutes away from giving birth. The incidents, which happened days apart in different states, highlight long-standing ...

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room. By Sarah Kliff and Bianca Pallaro Sarah Kliff reported from Rochester, N.Y. Bianca Pallaro analyzed historical C-section ...

Analysis from FAIR Health in 2024 found that the national median hospital charge for a vaginal delivery in the U.S. was just over $31,000, while a C-section had a median charge of around $44,400, for ...

Alena Wells could have entered the world surrounded by her family and medical professionals. Instead, she was born on Nov. 16 in the front seat of a Chevrolet Silverado as her father, Leon Wells, ...

CROWN POINT, Ind. (WLS) -- The doctor and nurse who attended to a Chicago mother who was discharged from a northwest Indiana hospital shortly before giving birth earlier this week are no longer with ...

The San Mateo, Calif., company has faced scrutiny over child safety concerns but has been rolling out new features to protect ...

Mercedes Wells was in an emergency room while in labor when she says she was told to go home. Video shows Wells being wheeled out with instructions to wait at home for her labor to progress. She ended ...