The perfect trip isn't just about the destination—it's about knowing where you're coming from. Here, a generational guide to ...

Birth tourism in the U.S. remains notoriously difficult to measure, but Solicitor General John Sauer on Wednesday pointed the Supreme Court to what he called "striking" figures as the justices weighed ...

The term refers to pregnant women who travel to the United States to give birth so that their baby can have American citizenship. By Amy Qin When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Wednesday ...

Alex Henry, who has worked as a dispatcher for the county for two years, says he's just glad the mother and baby are both OK. Rolette County Sheriff Nathan Gustafson, right, presents dispatcher Alex ...

With over 1,300 miles of coastline and a thousand freshwater springs, Florida is a state defined by its relationship with water. It's no wonder we're the place where real-life mermaids call home. From ...

Childbirth can be a beautiful but often grueling process. Amazing footage of sperm whales released today shows that humans aren’t the only animals to rely on others to get them through it. Researchers ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Alabama midwives and freestanding birth centers are asking the Alabama Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that would require birth centers to obtain hospital licenses. The ...

On July 8, 2023, whale biologist Shane Gero was on a boat off the coast of Dominica when he realized something “strange” was going on. A group of sperm whales known as “Unit A” that he and his ...

Choosing where to give birth is one of the biggest decisions of pregnancy—and in St. Louis, families have no shortage of options. Across the region, hospitals offer different approaches to labor and ...

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In North Carolina, where a clinician practices can make all the difference for someone seeking maternity care — it’s the birth equivalent of “location, location, location.” Dozens of counties have no ...