4+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1325+ words) Michelle Patton of Bentonville had a plan for the birth of her first child. She wanted a natural birth without induced labor, an epidural or a Cesarean section unless medically necessary, she said. But when her blood pressure spiked almost…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (867+ words) We at the Arkansas Times tend to get excited when the Little Rock Zoo welcomes newborns to the family;when we learned the zoo is currently home to more than a dozen baby and juvenile critters, we felt compelled to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (314+ words) A Northeast Arkansas hospital system will expand a program for pregnant patients on Medicaid a year after launching it, according to a Monday news release from St. Bernards Medical Center. The program for low-income women with high-risk pregnancies aims to…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (908+ words) A bill that would require Arkansas public schools to show students a human development video stalled in committee Monday." Since Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, introduced House Bill 1180 last week, the legislation has received pushback from critics who've questioned its age…...