About 1.3 million women will have a C-section this year in the U.S., making it the most common surgical procedure in the ...

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 ...

While maternal deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, Black women still died at more than three times the rate of white w ...

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 ...

Pregnant women are trooping to hospitals to deliver in Turkana, thanks to a simple seat that respects the community's culture ...

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.