Pregnancy

The pregnancy-related mortality rate was nearly three times higher for Black women than for white women.

Growing body of research shows the drug may negatively impact fetal development, according to experts.

Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that established the legal right to abortion, could be overturned when the Supreme Court hears a case on a Mississippi abortion law at the end of 2021.

Looking for the best pregnancy test? Here are the top pregnancy tests when it comes to accuracy, reliability, and usability from brands like Clear Blue and First Response.

Pregnant women with nausea and vomiting in pregnancy were more likely to use prenatal marijuana than pregnant women without nausea and vomiting symptoms, finds study. Pregnant women may self-treat morning sickness with marijuana.

Shopping for an over-the-counter prenatal vitamin for a healthy pregnancy? You'll likely leave your first doctor’s visit with a prescription, but over-the-counter prenatal vitamins can be convenient and cost-effective.

A prescription for bed rest during pregnancy may sound like a welcome relief. But restrictions on how much you can do will pose some unexpected challenges. An...

When you’re pregnant, your OB-GYN may be the most important person in your life. But how can you pick the best doctor for you and the baby? Read on for the 10 questions expectant women should ask, but rarely do. Plus, get the answers to three reader quest

Pregnancy brings more than an expanding waistline, strange cravings and a ride on an emotional roller coaster. You might also get thick gorgeous hair and rosy...

A cesarean section, or C-section, usually occurs when a baby can't be delivered vaginally and must be surgically removed from the mother's uterus.

Game to get going getting pregnant? See the steps you'll want to take when you're ready to start trying to conceive at EverydayHealth.com.

Mothers can add higher child IQ to the list of benefits associated with breast-feeding: New research shows that the longer a new mom breast-feeds up to one year, the greater the benefit on her baby's intelligence.

Children born with malformed hearts are now living long enough to have children of their own. It's unknown territory for doctors.

Since 1991, rate has dropped by nearly half, health officials find.

But study finding is preliminary and doesn't prove the nutrient prevents the disorder.

Preterm and low-birth-weight babies also down, researchers add.

Women produce a single egg per cycle while men produce millions of sperm. That's been the recipe for making babies for eons. Until Kenley Schiraldi.

New weight guidelines suggest less is more for heavy mothers-to-be.

Born on 12/12/12. The triple whammy won't come again for a thousand years.