Pregnant women and new mothers are still dying at alarmingly high levels across the world, and a new analysis has begun to ...

Some new Pennsylvania parents pay thousands of dollars out of pocket for pregnancy and childbirth care. When they can’t ...

Mar. 4, 2025 — Psychosocial stress during pregnancy could lead to higher blood pressure during the first year postpartum according to new ... Mar. 3, 2025 — New research reveals that a mother ...

COVID-19 vaccination in early pregnancy (≤20 weeks of gestation) is not associated with increased prevalence of major ...

Your first and most important step is to sign up for a comprehensive prenatal program with an obstetrician (a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and childbirth) or a midwife. You and your ...

Hemorrhage—severe heavy bleeding—and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths ...

When done safely and with medical approval, regular physical activity can help labor feel more manageable, experts say.

Lindsay Orr was active and healthy, running marathons and hiking all around Colorado. During pregnancy, she developed a ...

A newborn with measles is among the cases reported in the growing West Texas outbreak, Lubbock public health officials say.

Worldwide in 2020, there were an estimated 287,000 maternal deaths, which occur anytime during pregnancy through six weeks after childbirth and are directly related to pregnancy, according to the ...