Depending on your health and the health of the pregnancy, doctors may choose to induce labor anytime after 39 weeks.

For most parents, Halloween is about costumes, candy and an evening of trick-or-treating. But for Arkansas mom Natalie Curiel ...

Inducing labor for women with complications during pregnancy may be falling out of favor in the United States. National health data shows induced childbirths doubled in frequency between 1990 and 2010 ...

While preparing to give birth to a baby of her own, a Kentucky OBGYN found herself jumping into action to deliver another patient's baby. Dr. Amanda Hess was at the hospital to have her own labor ...

High-risk pregnancies can be caused by age, pre-existing medical conditions, or factors beyond human control. Here's what to ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Los Angeles doctor on an overseas flight was coming home from her honeymoon when she delivered a baby on the plane. While 30,000 feet in the air, the mother went into labor six ...

Synthetic oxytocin OT, a peptide hormone capable of stimulating uterine contractions, is one of the most common pharmacologic ...

"I was freaking out a little bit," Dr. Emily Jacobs told ABC News. — -- A pregnant doctor unexpectedly went into early labor while delivering another woman's child. Hours later on July 28, Emily ...