Health Topic: Pregnancy & Birth

In Minnesota, African American babies are twice as likely to die in their first years as white babies. Roots Community Birth Center in Minneapolis is trying to change that through…

The wonderful thing about life is that it continues on no matter what’s happening in the world. And a big part of life is, of course, birth. Expecting a new…

Up until the last week of pregnancy, Melissa Jensen had been perfectly healthy. Then suddenly one day, her baby’s heartbeat couldn’t be found.  “Her scenario is, unfortunately, too common,” says…

In January, North Memorial Health began a partnership with Minnesota Neonatal Physicians, ensuring that all babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at North – Maple Grove Hospital have…

Parenthood is one long series of things you do not expect, whether you read all the books or websites or attend birthing classes at the hospital. You may have a…