As you inch closer to 40 weeks of pregnancy, chances are you'll try just about anything to just get this baby to come out already! You've nested, prepped the nursery, packed the hospital bag—maybe ...

Sometimes a baby needs a little encouragement to make her big debut. Whether you’re past your due date, your water’s broken but contractions haven’t started, or there’s another medical reason to ...

What Is Labor Induction? If your doctor or midwife has concerns about your or your baby's health toward the end of your pregnancy, they might suggest speeding up the process. This is called inducing ...

Move over, Mother Nature. First-time moms at low risk of complications were less likely to need a cesarean delivery if labor was induced at 39 weeks instead of waiting for it to start on its own, a ...

Nicole Atkins, 38 weeks pregnant and no stranger to a trending TikTok, decided to join a viral challenge to help induce labor and captured a fall that sent her straight to the hospital. “I saw the ...

Now that your due date is finally just around the corner, you've probably spent some time (OK, a lot of time) researching ways to make labor and delivery go just a little bit smoother (and everyone ...