Complications from pregnancy and child birth have led to high death rates among people who have given birth in the United States, and a new study using long-range, racially-inclusive data shows that ...

Two common, treatable medical conditions—hypertension and iron-deficiency anemia—contribute significantly to racial disparities in childbirth complications, according to a pair of new studies from the ...

Bringing a baby into the world is considered one of the miracles the human body can perform. But if your birth was complicated, whether due to a C-section, excessive bleeding, prolonged labour, or ...

A new study, published in eLife, shows that most people born prematurely, who also suffered small brain injuries during the time of birth, have lower levels of dopamine in the brain. Credit: herjua/ ...

Women experiencing severe maternal morbidity (SMM) during their first birth have a 12% lower likelihood of having subsequent births, with cardiac complications and severe mental health conditions ...

A six-year study of nearly 100,000 women in Botswana has provided new evidence that relatively inexpensive daily diet supplementation of iron, folic acid and vitamin supplementation in pregnancy can ...

STANFORD - Two new studies from the Stanford University School of Medicine revealed significant differences between races in rates of birth complications caused by high blood pressure and anemia ...

PULLMAN, Wash. – A snippet of hair can reveal a pregnant person’s stress level and may one day help warn of unexpected birth problems, a study indicates. Washington State University researchers ...

Aug. 11 (UPI) --Pregnant women with COVID-19 are about 40% more likely to deliver their babies prematurely, according to a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open. Researchers said they also ...