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…

Bacteria from a mother’s mouth can be transmitted through the blood and amniotic fluid in the womb to her unborn child. This could contribute to…

Pregnant women who stop smoking before the 15th week have rates of preterm birth and small-for-dates babies comparable to those of non-smoking women, new research indicates.

The findings show…

Mothers of multiples have 43 percent increased odds of having moderate to severe depressive symptoms nine months after giving birth compared to mothers of single-born children, according…

Spontaneous preterm birth and small for gestational age infants in women who cease smoking in early pregnancy: A prospective cohort study

Women who stop smoking before…

Allowing a pregnant woman to eat during labor does not seem to have any impact on the outcome of the infant or mother, and doesn’t increase the risk of…

Women who suffer from migraines while they are pregnant are at increased risk of having a stroke, heart attack, or other vascular disorders, according to a recent report.

Researchers have found that over a 10-year period radiologic exams on pregnant women have more than doubled, according to a study published in the online edition of…

Innovative, interventional radiology treatments are making childbirth safer for women who have C-sections that are complicated by massive bleeding and for those who suffer from the pregnancy condition of “invasive”…

The thyroid gland is located in the middle of the lower neck. Although the thyroid gland is relatively small, it produces a hormone that influences every cell, tissue and organ in the…

The American Thyroid Association has recommended that all pregnant and breastfeeding women in the U.S. should take daily supplements containing 150 mcg iodine. However, a study conducted by researchers at…

Binge drinking during a specific period of pregnancy may place children at increased risk for seizure disorders.

Among more than 80,000 Danish-born children followed for up to 8 years,…

Pregnant women who experience orthopaedic trauma may minimize the risk of preterm birth and other prenatal complications if they receive care at a medical center equipped to treat both high-risk…

Women who are having unprotected sex are more likely to suspect they might be pregnant, and to follow-up on this suspicion if a home pregnancy test is handy, a…

Very few women of childbearing age are sticking to lifestyle and nutrition recommendations before becoming pregnant, new research from the UK shows.

Among 12,445 women 20 to 34 years old, the 238…

Looking at the overall pattern of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is better at predicting problems in the offspring than are individual alcohol-related risk factors, researchers have found.

“Our research…