DALLAS - Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child. Diane ...

While preparing to give birth to a baby of her own, a Kentucky OBGYN found herself jumping into action to deliver another patient's baby. Dr. Amanda Hess was at the hospital to have her own labor ...

Inducing labor for women with complications during pregnancy may be falling out of favor in the United States. National health data shows induced childbirths doubled in frequency between 1990 and 2010 ...

Labor induction has risen across demographic groups and gestational age categories during the past decade, an analysis of National Vital Statistics System data found. Among singleton deliveries, ...

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Sometimes a baby needs a little encouragement to make her big debut. Whether you’re past your due date, your water’s broken but contractions haven’t started, or there’s another medical reason to ...

Induction of labor is a routinely applied obstetric intervention designed to stimulate uterine contractions when delaying delivery poses a risk to maternal or neonatal health. A range of cervical ...

Nicole Atkins, 38 weeks pregnant and no stranger to a trending TikTok, decided to join a viral challenge to help induce labor and captured a fall that sent her straight to the hospital. “I saw the ...

Nicole Atkins tells PEOPLE she never expected her attempt to induce labor would end with a fall, a hospital visit, and a viral TikTok iconicole.mom/TikTok Nicole Atkins attempted a TikTok sprinting ...