In late pregnancy, it's easy to wonder whether every symptom you're having is an early sign of labor. Are you having Braxton Hicks or "real" contractions? Is that your mucus plug or normal vaginal ...

Here's what happens during each stage of labor – from how long each stage lasts to what you might feel. Labor happens in three stages — early labor and dilation, pushing and delivery, and finally, ...

Discontinuing oxytocin during active labor was associated with a 20% lower risk for cesarean delivery and reduced the risk for uterine tachysystole and non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracings. The ...