In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers will…

Drinking excess alcohol during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) due to the damaging effects of alcohol on a developing baby’s brain. Despite its harmful effects, pregnant mothers…

People know that cocaine use during pregnancy is bad, but a new study shows that it’s linked to having smaller, more premature babies.

“This actually gives us concrete numbers…

Even minute amounts of lead may take a toll on pregnant women, according to a study published by Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Dean of…

While many women may want a drug-free way to ease the pain of childbirth, a new study suggests that acupuncture is not the answer.

The findings, published in the obstetrics…

Scientists have shown how an “artificial pancreas” can help pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and say their finding could significantly reduce cases of stillbirth and death among diabetic expectant mothers.

A study published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases finds that methods to protect pregnant women from malaria are still underutilised in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A review of national…

Nutrients, vitamins, minerals – during pregnancy a woman’s body needs more of them. For most nutrients this increase in demand can be covered with a balanced diet. However, mothers-to-be should ingest…

The bodies of virtually all U.S. pregnant women carry multiple chemicals, including some banned since the 1970s and others used in common products such as non-stick cookware, processed foods and…

Women who have had chlamydia are at greater risk of an ectopic pregnancy because of a lasting effect of the infection.

A new study provides evidence for the first time of how…

Hundreds of women have become pregnant after a long-term contraceptive implant failed to be properly inserted, the government’s drugs and medical devices watchdog said on Wednesday.

Since Implanon, a hormone-filled tube…

Clues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source – fruit fly faeces. Scientists at the University of Cambridge…

Overall, about one in four women who smoke while pregnant deny it, a new study hints. The numbers could be even higher in certain groups of women, like those in their early…

Just over two-thirds of pregnant women undergo screening tests for gestational diabetes, according to a new analysis of nearly one million patient records.

Among the five percent of women who tested…

Contrary to the expected benefits of routine treatment of worms (helminths) during pregnancy, a single-dose of this widely used intervention…

Oral contraceptives boast annual unintended pregnancy rates well below 1 percent - if used correctly and consistently, that is.

But in the not-so-perfect real world, longer lasting ingredients and shorter monthly breaks…

While it remains rare for a woman in the U.S. to die from pregnancy complications, the national rate of pregnancy-related deaths appears to be on the upswing, a new government study…

Women who use donated eggs to get pregnant by in vitro fertilization (IVF) might be more at risk for a common but potentially dangerous pregnancy complication than women using…

A nationwide study from Denmark finds pregnant women have little reason to be concerned about birth defects when taking omeprazole and similar heartburn drugs.

Researchers say there is little…

The nine-month pregnancy in humans is influenced by the structure of the placenta, according to new research into the evolution of reproduction in mammals which ends a 100-year mystery.

The…

For the few women who manage to get pregnant after age 45, both they and their babies have a higher risk of complications, Israeli researchers have found.

For instance, they are about…

A new study finds that young, low-income women often gain too much weight during pregnancy, raising concerns about the potential long-term impact on their obesity risk.

Nearly two-thirds of…

Drinking one or two units of alcohol a week during pregnancy does not raise the risk of developmental problems in the child, a study has suggested.

Official advice remains…

By now everyone knows that if pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant, your blood pressure should be under control. The good news is that a lot of women have high blood pressure and go…

Researchers have found that allergic infants may be at increased risk of peanut allergy if their mothers ingested peanuts during pregnancy. The data…