The maternal health crisis remains unsolved across most of the U.S. Our nation reports the highest maternal death rate of any developed country in the world, and we are the only developed country to ...

A review of 15 years' worth of data found that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was linked to reduced rates of asthma and wheezing in children compared to standard prenatal multivitamin. A ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that prenatal care starting in the first trimester declined from 2021 to 2024. The study, released Thursday, found that the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The overall number of births in the U.S. declined 2% from 2022 to 2023. The percentage of women receiving no ...

A new report on child brain research has associated prenatal marijuana exposure with subsequent attention, behavioral and social problems in adolescent children; the risk rises significantly five or ...

Postpartum depression is a common mood disorder that is sometimes very serious and develops after the birth of a baby. Prenatal depression — a similar mood disorder that occurs during pregnancy — is ...

For years, the numbers were moving in the right direction. More pregnant women were getting into a doctor’s office early, ...

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Natera, a leading innovator in prenatal genetic testing, announced today that data demonstrating the accuracy of its non-invasive prenatal screening test, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ACOG now recommends adjusting the frequency and modality of prenatal care visits based on individual risk ...

On Nov. 1, Kate Manriquez, whose first child is due in May, did what many women do a couple months into their pregnancies: She gave a blood sample at her doctor’s office for a genetic test meant to ...