Twenty-six years ago, Judy Towe and Madeline Hill met for the first time – although Madeline was definitely too young to remember. On that day, Towe – a labor and delivery nurse at Napa’s Queen of the ...

This National Nurses Week, the AFRO recognizes the vital contributions of Black labor and delivery nurses who bridge the gap in advocacy for their patients. Black nurses are often underrepresented in ...

It’s normal for parents-to-be to have some jitters over how their birth is going to play out. Childbirth is painful, unpredictable and transformative. After all the care you’ve taken in choosing a ...

Giving birth is already one of the biggest challenges in a person’s life, but an unsupportive birth partner can make it even worse. Take it from people who see this dynamic every day. While labor and ...

Hospitals don't often let you get much sleep, especially if you've just had a baby. In addition to feedings, there are meal deliveries, lactation consultants, vital sign checks, blood draws and ...

With all the noise, frequent checks, and around-the-clock hustle and bustle, it might seem impossible. But there's one request almost every nurse is happy to oblige.

It’s her labor of love. A North Carolina woman showered with love and support by an army of Big Apple moms after she went into extremely premature labor during a business trip to NYC paid the kindness ...

When it comes to problematic behavior from heterosexual men, labor and delivery nurses have truly seen it all — and some of the “red flags” they’ve witnessed are even more disheartening than you might ...