Living in Los Angeles, being 40 years old and pregnant is certainly not an anomaly. The only place it is noteworthy is at the doctor’s office. While the proper medical term has gone from “geriatric ...

Inducing labor in healthy women at 39 weeks into their pregnancy reduces the need for cesarean section and is at least as safe for mother and baby as waiting for spontaneous labor. Choosing to induce ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Young, MD Key Takeaways Regular exercise, like walking or swimming, might help start labor.Having sex may help start labor because prostaglandins in semen soften the cervix ...