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 ...

Early in pregnancy, Molly Ercole already had an idea of what she wanted for her childbirth. "I didn't want to see a different doctor at every appointment," says Ercole, a non-profit ...

Analysis from FAIR Health in 2024 found that the national median hospital charge for a vaginal delivery in the U.S. was just over $31,000, while a C-section had a median charge of around $44,400, for ...

There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

My labor and delivery of my first daughter — with no complications — cost $18,515.38. This did not include the nearly $65,000 it cost for the 13 days my daughter spent in the NICU after being born ...

HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two sisters from Jersey City gave birth to baby boys just around 45 minutes apart from one another at Hoboken University Hospital. Both babies were delivered by Dr.

The idea that a mother's lifespan decreases after giving birth may sound quite strange. Let us explain the truth behind this ...