Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the ...

When contractions started in the middle of an ordinary day in Wisconsin, a math teacher expecting a routine hospital delivery ...

They’ve seen it all, but when it comes to what they’ll share with expecting moms, labor and delivery nurses are likely to stick to the basics. After all, they are there to do an important job — keep ...

Amid ongoing financial challenges, workforce shortages and declining birth rates, many hospitals and health systems are being forced to close maternity services in 2025. A Center for Healthcare ...