The state Health Department has told hospitals to have guidelines in place to help them better recognize and treat conditions ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

Arkansas, which has the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States, is taking steps to improve maternal health with a $17 million ...

Maternal vitamin D status in early pregnancy is crucial for fetal growth and may reduce the risk of preterm birth, according ...

A healthy diet is key to living a long and healthy life, but proper nutrition becomes even more important during pregnancy. After all, you're growing a whole new human being inside of you.

Addressing one of the most serious public health issues—the alarming rise in teenage pregnancies -- in Tamil Nadu, the state ...

A new study from UAMS revealed that mothers in Arkansas who live in rural areas and/or have Medicaid-covered births are less ...

Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. have risen 140% over the past three decades with heart disease a major cause, according to the American Heart Association.

Twelve of Michigan’s 83 counties with the highest population of Blacks reported higher death rates for babies in 2020-22.