pregnancy

It took a stupid long time for wearables makers to add period tracking to their devices. Now, about 18 months after…

Pregnant women and their babies face unique challenges from covid-19, suggests new research published by the Centers…

A small study suggests that women who contract covid-19 while pregnant may be at higher risk for complications.…

A new review study out Tuesday has a sobering conclusion for pregnant women: Drinking alcohol will increase the risk…

Families covered by private, employer-provided insurance plans are paying higher and higher out-of-pocket costs for…

Prospective parents—but especially dads—might be wise to avoid too much alcohol, according to a new study out this…

An Indian woman named Erramatti Mangayamma has seemingly made history by becoming the oldest new mother ever…

Women face the brunt of societal pressure to have children before a certain age, but a new study concludes that the…

A new mother in Bangladesh got quite a surprise last week: Less than a month after she had delivered a healthy baby…

In 2017, a team of Australian and Japanese scientists announced a breakthrough that could someday save the lives of…

Researchers in Chicago have seemingly found a much easier way for premature babies in intensive care to get the…

Moms and dads shouldn’t expect their sleep habits to bounce back to the way they were before kids for at least the…

A team of doctors in Brazil have announced a medical first that could someday help countless women unable to have…

The idea that air pollution can hurt developing fetuses in the womb is not controversial. But new preliminary…

Couples in the U.S. looking to either conceive or avoid pregnancy will now have a new tool available to them. On…

The devastating story of thalidomide—a once-popular morning sickness drug later found to cause terrible birth…

A Dutch trial meant to study whether sildenafil, the active ingredient in the brand-name drug Viagra, can prevent…

Being a millennial is no picnic. But a new study published this Friday in JAMA Open suggests it’s especially hard…

Getting an early ultrasound to figure out when your child will be born has become part and parcel of becoming a new…