Baptist Health is closing the labor and delivery unit and ending obstetric care at its Fort Smith hospital, leaving Arkansas ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery the ...

This change is due to increasing costs, staffing shortages and reimbursements that do not cover the full cost of care, ...

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 31) decided to further study a letter proposed by Director Christina ...

The number of U.S. women who died the year following a pregnancy more than doubled between 1999 and 2019. One labor and delivery nurse is sharing information that may help keep birthing mothers safe. ...

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — When Northfield Hospital renovated its Birth Center in 2020, it increased its capacity to handle as many as 750 births a year. It could reach that number soon. Lisa Bauer, vice ...

Mercy Fort Smith says it delivered a record 3,006 babies in 2025 as health policy experts warn OB unit closures are rising ...

MercyOne hospital transition labor services from Clinton to nearby Iowa birth centers to improve safety, reliability, and ...