The Arizona Department of Corrections is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will, according to three women incarcerated at the Perryville prison in Buckeye. The women say they were ...

Black pregnant Chicago mother Mercedes Wells was sent away from an Indiana Hospital after six hours of labor pain.

A pregnant Chicago woman was discharged from an Indiana hospital while in labor. Her contractions were just a minute apart, ...

It was really a horrific situation to be treated like a dog, or not even like a dog, like less than,” mother Mercedes Wells ...

These two recent cases are bringing renewed attention to the treatment of Black pregnant women and igniting conversations around medical racism.

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers investigate the association between excessive weight gain during pregnancy and the subsequent risk of prolonged labor or comorbid ...

BabyCenter's series "Going viral" unpacks parenting trends and separates the helpful from the hype. The Internet is full of advice on how to get your baby moving when you're close to your due date. A ...

A yearlong probe reveals dozens of pregnant women in jails face horrific conditions with limited medical care. Many are ...

When we’re in pain, it can be very hard seeing someone who loves us get distressed. In an effort to protect them, we can then try to play down what we’re going through. This cycle of “it’s not so bad” ...

Three women imprisoned in the Arizona Department of Corrections while pregnant claim their labor was induced against their will. The women say they were forced to have their labor induced, despite ...