SOURCE Authors’ analysis of data from the American Hospital Association Annual Surveys and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider of Services files, 2010–22. NOTES A hospital was counted ...

When we talk about a biological clock ticking, it usually means the pressure women feel to get pregnant before a certain age. It's linked to the decline in eggs (ova) and fertility as females age.

It’s often said that you don’t need a drill bit; what you need is a hole. How you make that hole is up to you, but it’s a given that you want to make it as efficiently as possible. The drill bit, ...

Exercises described by President Trump as an ‘armada’ to be led by the USS Abraham Lincoln amid standoff The US has announced plans to hold multi-day military exercises in the Middle East as it ...

A little more than a year ago, on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya, some colleagues and I met a 12-year-old Masai boy named Richard Turere, who told us a fascinating story. His family raises livestock on the ...

Cardiovascular disease is now the leading cause of maternal mortality in the U.S., and rates of maternal morbidity and mortality continue to climb driven by preexisting heart conditions and risk ...

Decisions about how and where they deliver their baby are extremely important to pregnant women. There are very strong ethical norms that women’s autonomy should be respected, and that plans around ...

Background The vulnerability of maternity patients is exacerbated by the prehospital setting. EMS personnel are often underexposed and undertrained to maternal emergencies increasing the complexity of ...