Pregnancy

About 700 U.S. women die each year from pregnancy-related complications, but about 60% of these deaths could be prevented.

According to some news outlets, March Madness is tied to an increase in men getting vasectomies. But is this real, or just hearsay?

One month after giving birth to her first child, a woman in Bangladesh shocked her doctors when she went into labor again.

The first FDA-approved drug for postpartum depression is here. But how exactly does the drug work, and what makes it different from other medications for depression?

A serious birth defect is on the rise in the United States, and a new report suggests it may be linked to opioid use.

A common virus that typically causes only mild symptoms in adults might lead to heart defects in developing human fetuses

Chemicals found in shampoo and makeup may shift up the onset of puberty.

Those kicks and jabs help your baby build an information superhighway while still in the womb.

Miniature placentas grown in a laboratory behave much like real placentas.

Archaeologists in Egypt recently unearthed a grim discovery: skeletons of a pregnant woman and her fetus.

A resurgence of syphilis in the United States has led to a dramatic spike in cases of the disease among newborns, according to a new report.

A new study suggests that with the help of nutritional counseling and a smartphone app, pregnant women who are overweight or obese can safely restrict their weight gain.

The harmful effects of air pollution affect far more than a person's respiratory system; previous research has found that it can also hurt babies in the womb.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its first-ever guidelines on marijuana use for pregnant and breast-feeding women.

Some pregnant women may be using marijuana to self-medicate symptoms of morning sickness.

Doctors have a very good reason for this recommendation.

Pregnant women who have high levels of a byproduct from the banned insecticide DDT in their bodies may be more likely to have a child with autism, a new study finds.