pregnancy and childbirth Archive — Page 2 of 8

Welcoming Vanderbilt Birth Center reception and lounge area with a front desk, seating, blue ottomans, shelving, and a kitchenette. The wall sign reads “Vanderbilt Birth Center.”
October 21, 2025

From steakhouse to sanctuary: Vanderbilt Birth Center celebrates 10 years

More than 2,792 babies have been born in the freestanding, midwifery-led facility dedicated to low-risk, unmedicated birth experiences.

By Danny Bonvissuto
White tablets spilled from an open orange prescription bottle, with additional pill bottles blurred in the background.
September 10, 2025

Study reveals new evidence, cost savings for common treatments for opioid use disorder in mothers and infants

Researchers found that while established medications for opioid use disorder in mothers are both superior and cost saving compared to alternative treatment pathways, buprenorphine produced the greatest health gains and cost savings for mothers and infants.

By Jake Lowary
Alexandra Sundermann, MD, PhD, poses for a photo with an ultrasound machine. (photo by Donn Jones)
August 29, 2025

Discrepancies in gestational dating can inform miscarriage risk: study

Investigators measured whether gestational dating determined by ultrasound lagged what the last menstrual period predicted. The bigger the lag, the higher risk of the pregnancy ending in a loss, they found.

By Bill Snyder
Greg and Monica Barton at home with their sons, Carter, left, and triplets Matthew, John and Weston.
July 31, 2025

Turn left for the plan, turn right for the miracle: When triplets couldn’t wait for Nashville

Triplets decided to enter the world at 26 weeks. The plan was Nashville, but it was a left turn and an hour away. Would choosing the local hospital be right?

By Danny Bonvissuto
A woman stands outside a medical center holding a certificate labeled “Cardiac Rehabilitation.”
July 21, 2025

Jonesborough nurse’s heart attack-pregnancy journey leads to Vanderbilt Women’s Heart Center

Her care illustrates the multidisciplinary expertise of the Vanderbilt Women’s Heart Center, Cardiac OB/High-Risk Pregnancy Team and maternal-fetal medicine specialists.

By Matt Batcheldor
After being diagnosed with severe preeclampsia thanks to a blood pressure check at the 2024 Celebration of Motherhood, Jamye and Austin Willé spent a month in VUH and 89 days in the NICU at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt with their daughter, Akemi.
April 10, 2025

Celebration of Motherhood was a life-changing experience for one expectant mother and her baby

The community event on Saturday, April 12, celebrates the courage and beauty of motherhood.

By Danny Bonvissuto