Infertility due to abnormalities of the fallopian tube or uterus raises the risk that in vitro fertilization or other assisted reproductive techniques (ART) will result in an “ectopic” pregnancy, one…

Treating orthopaedic trauma during pregnancy - most testing and treatments safe for fetuses and mothers
Pregnant women who suffer orthopaedic trauma should be diagnosed and stabilized in the same manner as…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help rule out acute appendicitis in pregnancy when ultrasound findings are inconclusive, according to a study in the March issue of…

Older women are more likely to conceive twins because rising concentrations of a naturally occurring hormone over-stimulate their ovaries, according to a new study.

The discovery by a team…

Physicians must consider a number of variables when treating couples who cannot naturally conceive because of factors involving both the woman and man. However, a new tool developed at the University…

Pakistani doctors are battling to save the life of a woman found to have had a pair of forceps lodged inside her since a caesarean birth a year ago, a…

Bladder control problems during pregnancy can be stressful for some first-time moms, but they typically improve quickly after childbirth, a new study shows.

Among 344 pregnant women researchers followed, 45 percent…

Use of the selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) type of antidepressants, such as Prozac or Zoloft, during late pregnancy seems to raise the risk of a serious problem called pulmonary hypertension…

Children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may be at risk of becoming overweight by the age of 8, a large U.S. study has found.

The findings add to evidence that…

Compared to normal-weight women, overweight and obese women suffer more pregnancy complications and their babies have more medical problems at birth, according to a position paper…

By testing for four proteins in fetus-cushioning amniotic fluid, doctors can predict when pregnant women are at risk of delivering preterm and when their infants are at risk for severe infections,…

A team from the University of California, Berkeley, have found in a study that pregnant women are more likely to miscarry male fetuses than females fetuses during times of…

If pregnant smokers need another reason to quit, a new study may have found it. The habit, researchers say, may raise the risk of having a baby with extra,…

Vitamin D supplementation of pregnant women could lead to longlasting reduction in osteoporotic fractures in their children, according to a study published in this week’s…

Researchers report that application of a weak electrical current inhibits uterine contractions in pregnant rats and rabbits and therefore may serve as a new method of preventing preterm delivery.

Electrical inhibition…

When a woman is giving birth, having a “coach” tell her to push during contractions makes almost no difference in shortening labor, and may actually increase her risk of subsequent problems…

HIV-positive women diagnosed with genital herpes during pregnancy appear to be quite likely to pass HIV to their infants, according to a study conducted in New York City.

If Epstein-Barr virus (or EBV) - the bug responsible for mononucleosis, among other ills - is reactivated during pregnancy, it may lead to early labor or even stillbirth, according to a…

Women who have very high levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) early in pregnancy run the risk of delivering before term, according to a study reported in…

The longer it takes to become pregnant, the more likely the baby will be a boy, according to a report in the British Medical Journal. This finding may, in…

Women with hyperemesis gravidarum in their first pregnancy have a high risk of experiencing the same problem in a subsequent pregnancy, according to Norwegian researchers.

Unlike the “morning sickness” that…

Women who develop severe high blood pressure while pregnant, a condition known as gestational hypertension, face a higher risk of developing ischemic heart disease later in life, researchers…

Pregnant women who work the night shift may be more likely than those with traditional work hours to deliver prematurely, study findings suggest.

On the other hand - and…

A study led by Johns Hopkins investigators has shown that women with a serious caffeine habit and a family history of alcohol abuse are more likely to ignore…

Approximately four out of every 10 pregnancy-related deaths in North Carolina are potentially preventable, new study findings suggest.

The fact that several other developed countries have maternal mortality ratios lower than…