Women who suffer physical or verbal abuse during pregnancy may be at risk of complications ranging from low birth weight to newborn death, a new study shows.

Moreover, researchers found,…

The rate of Asthma complications among low-income pregnant women is high, with black women being especially vulnerable, a new study suggests.

Among more than 4,300 pregnant, asthmatic women in the…

Portugal stepped closer to a referendum this year to ease strict abortion laws when parliament passed laws on Friday for a more flexible voting schedule.

Socialist Prime Minister Jose Socrates…

Low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth are more frequent in babies born through assisted reproductive techniques (ART), a study from Australia shows. The study also shows that use of…

Women with a history of fertility problems appear to run the risk of developing certain cancers, a new study suggests.

In a look-back study, Dr. Louise A. Brinton, of…

Most pregnant women can and should participate in regular physical activity, according to the latest advice from sports medicine experts.

A review of research on the topic suggests that…

The risk of fetal death in twin pregnancies is higher than previously estimated, a new study from the UK finds. The researchers suggest this danger could be eliminated by planning…

The results of a Finnish population-based study confirm that pregnant women taking the antiepileptic drug valproate run the risk of having a child with birth defects.

“The offspring of women with…

For men with low sperm counts, sexual abstinence - but only for a day - increases semen quality. More prolonged sexual abstinence may actually reduce sperm numbers, a new study indicates.

Why can some 45-year-olds easily have a baby while much younger women have difficulty becoming pregnant?

The answer could lie in their genes.

Having a naturally conceived child past the…

The Roman Catholic church is liable to launch a global offensive against infertility treatment following its victory in an Italian referendum last week, a leading expert said on Sunday.

Italians, urged…

For expectant women at low risk for complications, planned home births for using certified professional midwives are just as safe as hospital births, according to a new report. Moreover, the good…

Doctors and nurses who work in the delivery room should not fret during the next full moon: a new study has found no evidence to support the common belief that…

Compared with intending to deliver vaginally, choosing to undergo a repeat Cesarean section may raise the risk that the newborn will be admitted to an advanced care nursery, according to a…

After six attempts to get pregnant, Federica Casadei can’t face another round of gruelling hormone therapy and surgery at her Rome fertility clinic.

“I’ve given up hope of conceiving…

For the first time, transplanted ovarian tissue from a fertile, 24-year-old woman to her prematurely menopausal identical twin has resulted in a normal pregnancy, according to a new study .

According…

At least 1 in 10 pregnant women are abused in Hong Kong, and the perpetrators are almost always their husbands, according to a new survey results.

Lau Ying,…

When a baby appears to be in distress during labor, nurses and doctors use several techniques intended to improve the baby’s oxygen level. Now, researchers have shown that three…

Smouldering cigarettes can be just as damaging as Smoking to women having fertility treatment, a new study suggests on Thursday.

Doctors know that smoking can affect a woman’s fertility…