The largest study to date of endometriosis in pregnant women has found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth,…

Women who have a diminished number of eggs in their ovaries, either because they are older or for some other reason such as ovarian surgery, may be…

Once the baby arrives, many new mothers want to return to their former weight quickly – just like film stars who appear in the media…

While having hepatitis B increases the odds of developing liver cancer, the risk is reduced in women who’ve had several pregnancies, a study suggests.

There’s a relative dearth of…

Pregnant women who use cocaine or heroin while taking methadone to beat their addiction may weaken their placenta, opening the door to dangerous infections that could further harm an…

Newly published research is challenging guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stating that all women, even those who are obese, should gain between 26 to 35 pounds…

LITTLE FALLS, N.J., May 28 - Obese women should gain only 11 to 20 pounds during pregnancy, according to updated guidelines from the Institute of Medicine.

The…

There is uncertainty as to whether there is a safe threshold for drinking alcohol during pregnancy. We explored pregnant women’s attitudes towards drinking alcohol in pregnancy and their attitudes towards sources…

While there have been calls to lower the legal drinking age from 21 in the United States, a new study suggests such a move could result in more unplanned pregnancies…

Pregnant women who are deficient in vitamin D may be at increased risk for developing bacterial vaginosis, a vaginal infection that may have harmful effects on the pregnancy, according…

There is more medical evidence that pregnant women should steer clear of advice to “eat for two.”

Alison Stuebe, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at…

Pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV) – a common vaginal infection that…

Gestational diabetes happens in more than three per cent of pregnancies in Ontario. Usually the condition resolves itself after delivery,…

Pregnant women who are indigenous to the Andes Mountains deliver more blood and oxygen to their fetuses at high altitude than do women of…

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection in US women of childbearing age, and is common in pregnant women. BV occurs when the normal balance…

Pregnant women who work physically demanding jobs, long work weeks or irregular hours may be at increased risk of delivering prematurely or having an underweight baby, a new study suggests.

Researchers…

A new study has linked coffee consumption in early pregnancy to a slightly increased risk of having a baby with cleft lip - but the findings shouldn’t be…

More than one third of mothers and more than half of their infants have vitamin D deficiency at the time of birth, investigators report.

What’s more, prenatal vitamin D…

Researchers estimate that nearly one-third of cases of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, are diagnosed in women during their childbearing years.…

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can lead to teratogenesis, the development of embryonic defects. The estimated incidence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), referring to a wide array of…

If pregnant women are obese, the ability of ultrasound to identify major fetal abnormalities is reduced, according to researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

This finding…

Sitting up, standing or walking around during the first stage of labor may help moms-to-be speed the process along, a research review suggests.

In an analysis of 21 studies…

Compared with women who conceive spontaneously, women who become pregnant through assisted reproductive technology, or ART, such as in vitro fertilization, are more likely to suffer from depression before delivery…

The American Thyroid Association will hold its “Research Summit and Spring Symposium on the Thyroid and Pregnancy” April 16 – 17 in Washington, D.C. at the Madison…

Young women who have children in their teens are at greater risk of becoming fat than their peers who don’t get pregnant, new research shows.

“Our findings are potentially…