The first researchers to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of a large group of babies soon after birth found a small amount of bleeding in…

There is no evidence that moderate levels of caffeine consumption during pregnancy lead to a greater risk of premature births and underweight babies despite…

Although they were prescribed widely in the 1960s to women looking to avoid dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, diuretic drugs should not be recommended as a way to prevent…

France’s fertility rate has risen to the highest level in 30 years, with women having an average of two children each, official data showed on Tuesday.

In a demographic survey,…

A woman in Poland gave birth this week to a baby weighing more than seven kg (15 lb), which doctors said was a record size for a Polish newborn.

Women who take fish oil supplements during pregnancy may enhance the hand-eye coordination of their children, according to a small study conducted in Perth, Australia.

In the study, 83 pregnant…

Expectant mothers in Germany are doing what they can to put off giving birth until Jan. 1 when a generous government aid programme takes effect.

The media has…

Inflammatory bowel disease roughly doubles the chances of pregnancy complications, reveals research published ahead of print in Gut.

Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD for short, is an umbrella term…

In women with diabetes, increasing hemoglobin A1C levels early in pregnancy - an indicator of poor blood sugar control - are associated with increasing risk of poor pregnancy outcomes, according…

After being treated for breast cancer, women of childbearing age need only wait 6 months to conceive, not the 2 years that is often recommended, findings from a new…

In discussions with 300 pregnant adolescents, 42 percent expressed fears of not being able to get pregnant. This is remarkable, say doctors from Rhode Island.

“Many programs aimed at…

Women who are underweight before they become pregnant are at heightened risk for suffering a miscarriage in the first trimester, a UK study shows, but taking vitamin supplements…

Pregnant women who develop an infection of the placenta or nearby membranes in their first pregnancy have twice the risk of getting it in their second pregnancy,…

Does maternal smoking during pregnancy predict the smoking patterns of young adult offspring? Tobacco Control 2006; 15: 452-7

The authors base their findings on over 3,000 mothers and…

Women who develop high blood pressure (hypertension) during pregnancy have elevated rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and kidney disease later in life, reports a paper being presented…

Women with the immune disease lupus who become pregnant face a much higher risk of serious complications and even death, U.S. researchers reported on Saturday.

Their findings confirm evidence that suggested…

Treating women for periodontal disease during pregnancy is safe and effective, but does not reduce the risk of preterm delivery, low birth weight or growth restriction of the fetus, a new…

A new study suggests that moderate exercise during pregnancy is safe even for women with chronic illness.

Black women are twice as likely to have premature or low birth weight…

Hypnosis and acupuncture are promising approaches to relieve pain during labor and delivery, but more research is needed to determine whether these two strategies, as well as other complementary therapies -…

Women who are given drugs to induce labor are nearly twice as likely to suffer an amniotic fluid embolism, a rare but potentially fatal complication of pregnancy, according to a study published…

Women who carry a common parasite are more likely to give birth to boys, Czech researchers report.

In most populations, 51 percent of babies born are male, Dr. S.…

Ana Sanchez, a 15-year-old from Brownsville, Texas, should be going to school and hanging out with friends. Her main concern, though, is how to get enough money to buy food…

Metformin taken by women with polycystic ovary syndrome during the first trimester of pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk of major fetal malformations, and may have…

Exercise during pregnancy appears to be safe even for African-American women at high risk for pregnancy complications, a new study suggests.

The study, which focused on poor, urban African-American…

Almost twice as many infant deaths than previously estimated, are because babies are born prematurely.

According to a new analysis by researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…