Even if it wasn't a real emergency, nurse Pam Johnson sensed the clock ticking as she tried to deliver a baby doll whose ...

The lawsuit comes after Gov. Janet Mills, officials, and the community opposed a potential closure of a Damariscotta hospital ...

The closure of a birthing center at a Damariscotta hospital is moving forward, the MaineHealth Board of Trustees announced Thursday, despite months of community opposition and concern about worsening ...

With maternity care deserts growing around the country, a grassroots coalition in Maine launched a strategic attack to ...

With a vote on the question pending, we urge MaineHealth's leadership to commit to preserving these vital services.

Supreme Court of New Mexico unanimously affirms suppression of hospital statements in State v. Trevizo, finding privilege ...

See which Nashville hospitals made U.S. News & World Report's latest Best Hospitals rankings and where Vanderbilt placed ...

A global review says routine newborn care—early formula, breast pumps and pacifier bans—may hinder breastfeeding. It urges evidence-based support, hand expression and lactation counselling in the ...

Hannah Pingree is the Democratic nominee for governor of Maine. A baby doesn’t always wait for good weather, for a long drive to a hospital an hour away, or adequate staffing from a midwife or doctor.

South Sudan authorities say they are working out plans to digitize the country’s civil registration and national ID systems ...

It's a high-risk environment, and one that we really want to have lots of shots on goals to make sure that we get a solution, ...

If MaineHealth decides to close this maternity ward, it will become the 12th one to close in the state in the last decade.