Pregnant women with fibromyalgia (FM) experience significant pain, fatigue and psychological stress, symptoms that are often misdiagnosed or under treated as a normal part of pregnancy, according to a…

HIV positive women are much more likely to suffer from anaemia and high blood pressure in pregnancy and deliver babies…

British scientists said on Monday they have developed a new rapid screening test using DNA fingerprinting to detect genetic disorders in embryos.

Instead of searching for an altered gene…

The arrival of a newborn is an exciting and truly life altering experience for any new parent. For Lindsay Beck, the Founder and Executive Director of Fertile…

Fertility specialists are pushing for tighter controls to reduce the number of multiple births from IVF treatments, a leading expert said on Sunday.

The number of twins and triplets has risen…

Australian hospitals are bracing for a baby boom in July as expectant mothers try to delay imminent births to take advantage of a new welfare payment, researchers said Monday.

A new study conducted by researchers at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), in close collaboration with scientists at the National Institute of Perinatology in Mexico, is the first to show…

The woman was hospitalized in March after suffering the rupture of a cerebral aneurysm, and she was soon declared brain dead, the hospital said. She spent 78 days in…

Pregnant women should not eat canned tuna because it may contain harmful levels of mercury, Consumer Reports magazine said on Monday, taking a more cautious approach than that recommended by…

New research says that pregnant women who work more than 32 hours a week in stressful jobs risk the health of their unborn child.

Researchers say that…

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente San Diego have shown substantial evidence linking pregnancy, mode of delivery and the…

Pregnant women can stop worrying that the stressors and anxieties present in their hectic lives today may hurt their babies. On the contrary, a study by researchers from…

It is common knowledge that heavy drinking during pregnancy can affect the intelligence of children, but little is known about the effects of light-to-moderate drinking…

For pregnant women who work outside the home, rest - provided in some countries by the combination of taking time off from work and government-supported social benefits - does not appear…

Mothers who develop postpartum depression may have an increased risk of having an infant with colic and of not forming a strong bond or, attachment, with their infants, according to…

Children whose mothers take iron supplements while pregnant don’t have higher IQs than those whose mothers didn’t take iron pills, a study from Australia shows.

Animal studies have shown that…

Techniques used in fertility treatments may increase the risk of a complication during pregnancy, Norwegian scientists said on Thursday.

They found what they believe is the first evidence to show…

The “rhythm method” may kill off more embryos than other contraceptive methods, such as coils, morning after pills, and oral contraceptives, suggests an article in…

An obstetrician well known for his care of and research into multiple-birth pregnancies has found that dietary changes can affect a woman’s chances of having twins, and that her…

Louis Pasteur said that “chance favors the prepared mind.” For Prof. Nava Dekel of the Weizmann Institute’s Biological Regulation Department, some completely unexpected results of biopsies performed on women with…

Women who have their labor induced or are given medication to stimulate contractions are at greater risk of developing chorioamnionitis, an infection of the placental tissues and amniotic fluid,…

Looking for yet another reason to stay svelte? Labor can be longer for obese pregnant women, a new Saint Louis University study finds.

The research, presented at the annual meeting of…

Despite state laws requiring that every pregnant woman be offered HIV testing multiple times during pregnancy, about 20 percent of women reach their third trimester without it, according to a review…

The transition from fertilized egg to newborn baby requires an incredibly complex network of genes, proteins and biochemical signals that scientists are only beginning to understand. Most of the…

Responding to actor Tom Cruise’s purchase of an ultrasound machine to monitor his fiance’e's fetus, California lawmakers voted on Thursday to restrict sales of the machines.

The California Assembly voted 55-7…