Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. have risen 140% over the past three decades with heart disease a major cause, according ...

Cannabidiol (CBD), the component in cannabis often used for therapeutic treatments, is increasingly being used during pregnancy as a means of managing symptoms such as nausea, anxiety and sleep.

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023 ...

Low first trimester vitamin D concentrations are associated with risk for preterm birth; higher levels correlate with fetal growth.

Officially launched in April 2024, birthFUND aims to improve the maternal health care system and provide families access to ...

A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female ...