Brown Health was mulling closing Newport’s birth center, but the proposal drew fierce opposition from residents and Newport’s ...

In a memo released Tuesday, July 29, Brown Health CEO John Fernandez explained what's to come for the Newport Hospital birthing center. "We understand the concern surrounding the ...

Brown University Health is expected to announce Tuesday afternoon plans to keep open the birthing center at Newport Hospital.

Community members will rally tonight to oppose the potential closure of the only labor and delivery unit on Aquidneck Island.

NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — Aquidneck Island residents are planning a rally to show support for the birthing center at Newport ...

Members of the Newport community are holding a rally on Tuesday in support of a birthing center that may be in jeopardy.

Closing the Birthing Center is more than about budgets. It’s about access, dignity and the kind of community we want to be.

NEWPORT – Dozens of parents marched along Broadway on July 24, pushing baby carriages or carrying toddlers with one hand ...

Tonight’s council meeting comes after at least 300 women has their annual OB-GYN appointments at Newport Women’s Health Services unexpectedly postponed.

Standing room only in Newport, and a standing ovation for those and other comments in a notable show of support for keeping ...

Mother after mother came forward at the meeting, sharing stories of the care and support they experienced while at Newport ...

Amid local concerns that cuts will be made to Newport Hospital ’s birthing center, the Newport City Council has scheduled a special meeting for July 15 to discuss a resolution advocating for the ...