Congenital heart defects (CHD) represent the most common congenital malformations globally and constitute a leading cause of neonatal mortality, with early maternal risk factors playing significant ...

Mollie McDonnold, M.D., maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Austin Maternal Fetal Medicine and St. David's Women's Center of Texas, served as a principal investigator and oversaw the site's ...

Amber Greene will never forget the nine weeks she spent in the hospital when she gave birth to her twins at 28 weeks pregnant ...

The US is a complete outlier. While other wealthy nations have spent decades making childbirth safer, the US has watched its ...

Community pharmacists across Nigeria are calling for stronger government backing to transform neighbourhood pharmacies into key healthcare hubs capable of delivering a wider range of primary ...

Women undergoing medically indicated abortions in the second trimester may be at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder; no maternal or obstetric factors are linked to the condition.

It all began with a series of heartbreaking videos. Clips of a tiny Japanese macaque being chased, dragged and pushed away by older monkeys at a zoo i.

The field of perinatal mental health is increasingly acknowledging the significant influence of maternal endocrine and metabolic disorders on psychological well-being during pregnancy and the ...

However, there's still a hitch with sibling-matched analysis ...

The American Heart Association released a scientific statement on preventing and treating maternal stroke during pregnancy and postpartum.

Guided by local needs and strengthened by dedicated community partnerships, Mercy Health continues to advance health and well‑being across the communities it serves, according to a news release. In ...

One of the reasons why we decided to work on postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) was because we realised that we know how to prevent PPH, we know how to treat it—and yet, out of about 14 million women ...