Women who deliver their first child by Cesarean section are significantly less likely have another pregnancy compared with women who have an initial vaginal delivery, according to researchers.

Dr. Jill Mollison,…

At-risk women may be less likely to suffer emotional or physical abuse during pregnancy, but the risk goes up following delivery - at least for those faced with some type…

Perhaps the number one complaint of women trying to watch their weight during pregnancy is that they are hungry all the time. True, pregnancy does result in an increased metabolic demand on…

The G.D. Searle and Pfizer Inc. drug Cytotec is almost as effective as surgery for removing tissue that can remain in the uterus after a failed pregnancy, a test released…

A human fetus is unlikely to feel pain before the third trimester, when consciousness begins to form, researchers said on Tuesday in a report that could fuel debate over proposed U.S.…

New moms are often overcome with the stress of losing sleep with their new babies. But one potential stress-reliever is good for your baby, too.

A study of 50 mothers and their…

More than eight mothers gather every week to cry from sadness or from laughing too hard at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
They are part of the…

For people who are allergic to penicillin, another antibiotic - ceftriaxone (brand name, Rocephin) - appears to be a good alternative for the treatment of Syphilis, specifically when the patient is…

You could be lucky. I was - just once. When my middle daughter was born I actually weighed 10 pounds less than I had when I’d conceived her. That’s not something you can…

For women who have an organ transplant, the risks of pregnancy complications are no worse after they undergo the procedure than before, investigators report.

“These women are already rather sick…

While “breast” has long been “best” when it comes to feeding babies, a California company this week launched the first known venture to commercialize human donor breast milk and develop its…

Moderate aerobic exercise appears to help overweight women get fit during pregnancy, according to new study findings.

Specifically, overweight women who participated in three one-hour exercise sessions each week became fitter…

A 26-year-old brain dead pregnant woman kept on life support for almost three months at a Virginia hospital gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman…

Neonatal death rates are higher after evening and late night deliveries than after daytime deliveries, according to a report by researcher in California.

“The problem most likely represents a mismatch…

Fertility drugs may not help certain women if they lack a certain estrogen-related gene, scientists, who studied mice, report on Wednesday.

Mice genetically engineered to lack the gene did not ovulate…