The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year. Investors lowered the probability of ...

Nicci Bryant, a labor and delivery R.N.C.-O.B., B.S.N., wants moms everywhere to know that they are the real ones in charge. A nurse is there to be a guide, a helper, and an advocate, but remember ...

Usually your cervix will open up naturally on its own once you’re ready to go into labor. But if your cervix shows no signs of dilating and effacing (softening, opening, thinning) to allow your baby ...

Sometimes, your baby's first stool can end up in the amniotic fluid and, rarely, in his lungs. Luckily, MAS is very treatable.

Epidurals are the most common form of pain relief during labor in the U.S., and they're very effective. The procedure ...

Because it finances itself, the Fed stays open during government shutdowns, continuing to hold policy meetings, supervise ...

Economists think inflation around the U.S. continued to climb in September, edging farther away from the Fed's 2% annual target.

Key Takeaways The next Federal Reserve policy committee meeting is scheduled for Oct. 28 and 29.The Fed is widely expected to cut the fed funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 3.

That said, unless things are cut short by a C-section, all women go through three precise stages of labor and childbirth: labor itself (which includes early labor, active labor and transitional labor) ...

Before the season officially gets underway on Tuesday, the Golden State Warriors had to trim their roster down for the opening day of the regular season. On the final day of cuts, one of Golden ...

Michigan football fans are in for a warm fall afternoon when the Wolverines take on the Washington Huskies Saturday, Oct. 18, but they should plan for light rain during the game. Morning tailgaters in ...