Two California women are suing Procter and Gamble, alleging that it “exploits mid-life women by selling them useless ...

Recent research reported that women with endometriosis have an approximately 20% increased risk for stroke and a 35% greater risk for heart attack compared with women without endometriosis. Although ...

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 ...

New moms who just have had twins run a high risk of heart disease in the next weeks and months, a new study suggests.

Pregnancy tests work by identifying hCG, the pregnancy hormone. After fertilization, the embryo implants in the uterine ...

A faith-based organization is filling a need for pregnancy resources in Decatur County Georgia. First Option Care has free ...

Low vitamin D levels in the first trimester of pregnancy are associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal length, according to a new study led by researchers in the Department of ...

Preterm birth - defined as delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy - is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the ...

A mom's health during pregnancy is not likely to influence her child's risk of autism, a new study argues. Many previous ...

Researchers discovered a molecular timer that gets activated in the first days of pregnancy and influences when mice give ...

"Back pain really isn’t a sign of early pregnancy unless it is related to bloating or constipation," says Jennifer Wu, M.D., an OB/GYN in New York, New York, and a member of the ...