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3 hospitals in suburbs, Chicago to stop delivering babies

  • Sep 2

South Side community college creating training pathway for midwives

  • Aug 25
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Clancy case highlights postpartum psychosis; mom shares story of hope

  • Aug 23
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Woman gives birth to rare identical quadruplet daughters

  • Jul 21

Vances welcome baby, first born to sitting VP in more than 150 years

  • Jul 20

Men sue hospital after DNA tests showed they were switched at birth

  • Jul 19

Mom gives birth to premature twins in car on road trip

  • May 31

Family sues after developmentally disabled woman raped, gave birth

  • May 11

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'1 in 15 Million': Identical Quadruplets Welcomed by Brisbane Mother

  • Jul 21
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Texas woman delivers premature twins on an Oklahoma Highway

  • May 31
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Baby on board! Passenger gives birth on Delta flight

  • Apr 27
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Woman gives birth on Delta flight

  • Apr 27
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Chicago South Side Birth Center set to open in early 2027

  • Apr 7
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Mom who gave birth after being discharged meets with NW Ind. hospital

  • Dec 5, 2025
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Illinois health committee on maternal mortality receives CDC funding

  • Aug 28, 2024
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Nikole Hannah-Jones spotlights Black maternal healthcare with singer, actress Tatyana Ali

  • Jun 14, 2023

Latest Stories

Cook County Public Health now offering home check-ins for new parents, their babies

Every parent knows that babies do not come with manuals. But what if new parents could get help at home from a nurse?

  • May 6

6abc Action News reporter Sharifa Jackson shares miracle baby's emotional story with Tamron Hall

A sudden rush to the ER, a 24 week delivery and a fight that few babies survive. The odds were stacked against Action News reporter Sharifa Jackson and her baby.

  • May 2

Chicago South Side Birth Center set to open in early 2027

The Chicago South Side Birth Center is set to open in early 2027.

  • Apr 7
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Woman gives birth as flight from Jamaica lands at JFK Airport

In an ATC recording, the ground controller asked if the baby was out yet and then suggested that the baby should be named Kennedy.

  • Apr 6

Minority births make up the majority in the US for the first time, new study finds

The study revealed white births at 49.6%, while all other groups taken together, including Hispanic, Black and Asian, made up 50.4% of all births.

  • Feb 2