In a study to be presented on February 14 between 1:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting…

In a study to be presented on February 16 between 8 a.m., and 10 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco,…

In a study to be presented on February 16 between 8 a.m., and 10 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco,…

For women with aneurysms involving the brain blood vessels, pregnancy and delivery don’t appear to increase the risk of aneurysm rupture, reports a paper in the…

Malaria in pregnancy causes a range of adverse effects, including abortions, stillbirths, premature delivery and low infant birth weight. Many of these effects are thought to derive from a…

Stress during pregnancy puts mothers’ and their babies’ health at risk, previous research has shown. Now, a…

A new study suggests that treatment of mild sleep-disordered breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in pregnant women with preeclampsia improves fetal activity levels, a…

In a study that included nearly 30,000 women from Nordic countries who had filled a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescription during pregnancy,…

Fifty percent of all pregnancies are unplanned, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reproductive health research.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists believes we need to address the…

Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that children born to mothers who smoked more than one pack per day during pregnancy struggled on tests designed to measure how…

New research at the University of Adelaide has revealed a genetic link in pregnant mums - and their male partners - to pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening complication during pregnancy.

Pre-eclampsia involves high…

Researchers learn that antidepressants could increase the risk of multiple birth complications if taken by pregnant women.

CBS News reports about a new study claiming that pregnant women suffering from depression…

New research reports that women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a two-fold increase in risk of preeclampsia—a dangerous condition in which pregnant women develop high blood pressure…

Children whose mothers smoked or were overweight before becoming pregnant were likely to become overweight in childhood, researchers found.

Maternal prepregnancy smoking status was associated with a 47% increased…

An expert panel is urging every expecting mother to get a shot preventing whooping cough, preferably in the last three months of her pregnancy to help protect her baby.

The advice…

Breech births increase the risk of complications for the mother and baby when the amniotic sac ruptures early. These findings were presented today by…

Scientists at the Universities of Liverpool, Manchester, and Kings College, London, have found that mothers who stroke their baby’s body in the first few weeks after birth may change…

A new study in animals shows that chronic stress during pregnancy prevents brain benefits of motherhood, a finding that researchers suggest could increase understanding of postpartum…

In low-and-middle income countries, pregnancy-related infections are a major cause of maternal death, can also be fatal to unborn and newborn babies, and are mostly caused by four…

Women who begin snoring during pregnancy are at strong risk for high blood pressure and preeclampsia, according to research from the University…

Women who were born premature are more likely to have pregnancy complications than women who weren’t, according to data analyzed by a team lead by Dr. Anne…

A new Cochrane Review concludes that all countries should consider establishing proper home birth services. They should also provide low-risk pregnant women with information enabling them to make an…

New research indicates marijuana-like compounds called endocannabinoids alter genes and biological signals critical to the formation of a normal placenta during pregnancy and may contribute to pregnancy complications like preeclampsia.

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with wheeze and asthma inpreschool children, even among children who were not exposed to maternal smoking late inpregnancy…

During pregnancy, taking an iron supplement less than once a day may provide similar maternal and infant outcomes compared with taking a daily pill, a systematic review showed.

Infant outcomes…