Key Takeaways Your midwife will check your health and ask about your pregnancy to assess how your labour is progressing. If ...

H.L. is a 25-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1-0-0-0 admitted to the birth unit at 38 and 6/7 ... gestation showed no abnormalities. The cervical examination on admission was 1 cm dilated, 50% ...

This includes birth control pills, implants, IUDs, the vaginal ring, the patch, the shot, internal condoms, diaphragms, cervical caps ... You don’t need a prescription to get Plan B or other brands of ...

The maternal mortality crisis gets the spotlight—but what about the Black women who survive childbirth, yet lose a part of ...

Black women are diagnosed with cervical insufficiency more than any other demographic in the U.S. We should be having more ...

So when I went into labor in May of 2021, I wanted my own unmedicated birth experience. I’d heard that laboring at home for as long as possible was helpful if you want to forego pain medications, so I ...

You may be eligible to get free birth control, STI testing, exams, and more through New York State’s Family Planning Benefit Program (FPBP). To find out more, call (800) 230-PLAN or email us at [email ...

The procedure is fast and performed under local anesthesia in a doctor's office. Abnormal cervical cells are sometimes discovered during a routine Pap smear (screening for cervical cancer). Abnormal ...