Labor is the physiologic process by which a fetus is expelled from the uterus to the outside world. Labor is defined as an increase in myometrial activity or, more precisely, a switch in…

tudies have shown that exercise has a positive effect on mothers-to-be, and no detrimental impact on their developing offspring. A new study further extends the…

Being stressed out during the first half of pregnancy may be unhealthy, but it won’t increase a woman’s risk of developing a serious complication known as preeclampsia, Dutch researchers have…

A new test for identifying a mismatch between the blood of a pregnant woman and her baby is accurate, feasible, and could substantially reduce unnecessary treatment,…

Pregnant women who are in a car crash are much less likely to lose the fetus or have complications if they are wearing a seat belt, according…

Young women who smoke cigarettes, use marijuana or binge drink will often stop doing so while they are pregnant, but a partner’s pregnancy has no effect on young men’s…

New Saint Louis University research found that although white women are more likely to drink or binge drink prior to pregnancy, African-American women are less likely to reduce…

Minnesota students might learn different things about the birds and the bees depending on where they go to school, but their parents appear to support openness about most sex-related topics.

A majority…

A pain-free and drug-free labour may be many expectant mothers’ dream but a review in the open access journal BMC Medicine reveals that reality hits hard. Most women’s labour experiences differ markedly from…

A medical team from the University of Leicester has been able to establish for the first time a predictor for pregnant women who may have…

Giving up smoking during pregnancy may boost the chances of giving birth to an easy going child, indicates research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Current recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy – developed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1990 – should be revised, according to an internationally recognized obesity expert and chairman…

Women who use recreational drugs like cocaine and ecstasy around the time of conception and early in pregnancy may boost the chances their infants will be born with a…

Mothers who developed diabetes while pregnant - what doctor’s call gestational diabetes - appear to have a lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life, a new study…

Children who have been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) are more likely to have serious psychiatric and behavioral problems later in life, including a higher…

A groundbreaking study examining the experiences of women who were pregnant when their husbands were killed in the 9/11 attacks or while serving in the U.S. military during the Iraq…

Acute myocardial infarction in early pregnancy: definition of myocardium at risk with noncontrast T2-weighted cardiac magnetic resonance

We report a case of a 34-year-old woman who had a left anterior…

Preterm birth remains an unsolved relevant public health issue. Knowledge about etiologic factors is insufficient, effective prophylactic interventions are unavailable, and in most countries, increasing rates are observed.

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Women who are physically abused during pregnancy may be at increased risk of delivering prematurely, researchers found.

The findings suggest that obstetricians should routinely ask women about domestic violence,…

Pregnant women who perceive having a well-balanced relationship with their parents during their childhood will experience fewer difficulties in the transition to motherhood, as opposed to women whose relationship with…

Pregnant women who suffer from the high risk condition pre-eclampsia — which leads to the death of hundreds of babies every year — are putting the lives…

hyroid hormone deficiencies in early pregnancy can cause locomotor underdevelopment in the child, according to research from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The results bring new insights into…

Researchers at Adelaide’s Women’s & Children’s Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia, have made a world-first discovery that links viral infection with high blood pressure during pregnancy and pre-term…

The proportion of American women having their babies delivered by C-section jumped to nearly one in three in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbers from the…

Giving birth to a boy can lead to higher levels of severe post-natal depression (PND) and reduced quality of life than having…