Nursing groups decried the verdict, blaming the "profit-focused systems" that put nurses at a "spear point"

One nurse observes how the fear of lawsuits causes healthcare professionals to neglect patients.

According to a new study, states with midwives in a greater patient care role have better neonatal care results

A bill likely to be passed in Kansas threatens those with high-risk pregnancies, experts say

Restrictive abortion regulations enacted across the South require women to drive across state lines

The assault on Obamacare runs deep: Trump allows coverage for millions of poor kids to expire — and that's not all

I thought dealing with my sick child was bad. But then I was reported to Child Protective Services for neglect.

As I learned when my newborn daughter was very sick, in U.K. hospitals, people take care of each other

From her Tennessee commune, Ina May Gaskin almost single-handedly inspired the rebirth of midwifery in the United States.

New abortion restrictions could impact military wives

Beauregard's reaction to out-of-body science criticisms proves my original point

One Navy medical officer spoke out against it and could be discharged from the military

Prop 8 would reinvest profits back into decaying dialysis clinics—but these bloodsucking corporations won't have it

"The sheriff showed up with naked pictures of my daughter!" Plus: Pregnancy happens -- deal with it; Conason's stance on Bradley.

I almost died in an emergency room because the doctor on call refused to perform a necessary procedure