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Women who suffered a stillbirth during their first pregnancy are more likely than other women to lose their second pregnancy as well, a new study suggests.

The study,…

Asthma is the most common complication of pregnancy in Australia with harmful effects on babies, but many of these could be prevented a University of Adelaide researcher says.

Associate Professor Vicki Clifton…

Researchers funded by JDRF have discovered that the hormone, serotonin, may be involved in the increase of insulin-producing beta cells during pregnancy. The findings reveal one of the mechanisms…

Women pregnant with twins should be sure to gain the recommended amount of weight, according to a new study, which shows that gaining less weight than recommended during…

Pregnant women with higher blood levels of a common flame retardant had altered thyroid hormone levels, a result that could have implications for fetal health, according to…

It’s long been known that alcohol use in pregnancy can lead to children with mental retardation and birth defects, but researchers who study fetal alcohol…

High blood pressure during pregnancy is very common. A few related hypertensive disorders include preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational hypertension, or chronic hypertension. All include an elevated blood pressure, but each has certain characteristics and specific…

A new, longer-lasting “morning-after” pill to prevent unwanted pregnancy appears to work with no unexpected side effects, U.S. health regulatory staff said in documents released on Tuesday.

Data shows the…

Childhood hardships may be related to future pregnancy outcomes, in part through their association with smoking during pregnancy and adult socioeconomic position, according to a report in the June…

American teenagers are using condoms more when they have sex but some may be losing their fear of pregnancy, according to a government survey released on Wednesday.

The survey on…

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and their colleagues at the Society for the Investigation of Early Pregnancy have helped clarify the function of a unique protein called Preimplantation Factor, which…

The rate of induced labor among U.S. pregnant women nearly doubled between 1992 and 2003 - a trend that seems to have pushed more births to the earlier…

The effective use of contraception once becoming sexually active is the best way to avoid unwanted pregnancy during adolescence. This is just one of the conclusions of a study by…

Pregnant women who down six coffee cups’ worth of caffeine every day may have smaller babies than those who consume less caffeine, a new study finds.

Researchers found that among…

High-risk pregnancies are more likely in women who have difficulty getting pregnant, with or without help from hi-tech fertility treatments, new research finds.

The risks should be considered during pregnancy…

Children whose mothers were treated with a medication used for high blood pressure in pregnancy may be more at risk of developing behavioural disorders, according to new research.

Researchers…

Imagine finding out that you have an ovarian cyst while pregnant.

That happened to my patient, Madam Sim (not her real name), who came to see me at week 12 of her second pregnancy two…

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…

Everyday exposure to perchlorate, an industrial chemical found in drinking water and a range of foods, may not impair thyroid function in pregnant women, a new study suggests.

“Our data…

Depression
The months following childbirth are a time of heightened vulnerability to depressive mood changes.  Postpartum depression is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, …

Depression
Women in their reproductive years constitute the population at greatest risk for major depression. However, an increase in somatic symptoms has been noted on self-reported depression scales by pregnant…

Because women in the childbearing years are vulnerable to mood and anxiety disorders, physicians in all patient care specialties need to be familiar with…