On National Go Red Day, a new mother is hoping to raise awareness about cardiovascular health after suffering a frightening ...

A study by the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences found that low vitamin D levels in the first trimester of pregnancy are associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal ...

Food insecurity occurred frequently among pregnant individuals and increased the risk for multiple adverse health outcomes ...

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, as ...

While the last Ohio General Assembly approved of ― and Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed into law ― the Strong Foundations Act in House Bill 7, more improvements lie ahead while the state still sees ...

With new funding, Georgia’s home health program for postpartum mothers is growing, offering life-saving care to those most at ...

The Jigawa State Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Accountability Forum, JiMAF, has called for an immediate investigation into the feeding conditions of in-patients in health facilities across the ...

Labor and delivery units that are adequately staffed by nurses have lower cesarean birth rates, according to new research published in the journal Nursing Outlook.

Maternal microbiome-derived metabolites during pregnancy impact offspring stem cell function, offering potential therapeutic targets to improve child health.

The birth of a child is, for many parents ... senior manager of maternal and infant health at the nonprofit National Partnership for Women & Families. “Childbirth classes have shown to ...

His statement reads in part: Professor Aliko Ahmed, the event's keynote speaker, noted that adequate health policy and politics are needed to control mortality. He expressed regret over the alarming ...