Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood against the blood vessel walls each time
New IVF approach could boost success rates for older women
The likelihood of conceiving through in vitro fertilization reduces dramatically once women reach their early 40s. Now, researchers believe they
Implantation: Your Pregnancy Week by Week
After the long 6-day trip from the fallopian tubes, the blastocyst, which has since divided into two sections, arrives within
Study explains why ‘eating for two’ during pregnancy is not necessary
A new study suggests that a mother's digestive system in early pregnancy increases energy absorption to meet the demands of
Precancerous cervical lesions ‘reduced by HPV vaccine’
A new study led by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that rates of high-grade cervical
Prenatal test results could warn of undetected cancer in mothers
Noninvasive prenatal testing using sequencing of cell-free DNA in the mother’s plasma is the fastest growing area of prenatal testing.
Permanent contraceptive implant has higher post-op risk than tubal ligation, researchers find
Women who opted for a nonsurgical contraceptive implant had a similar risk of unintended pregnancy as women who had tubal
Breastfeeding may lower mothers’ risk for type 2 diabetes
While breastfeeding is known to greatly benefit infants' health, a new study adds to the growing list of health benefits
Probiotics ‘offer no health benefits’ for preterm infants
The probiotic Bifidobacterium breve does not help prevent late-onset sepsis or necrotizing enterocolitis, suggests research published in The Lancet. Probiotic
Is giving birth at the weekend more dangerous?
The so-called weekend effect has been investigated extensively across a range of health outcomes, in a number of industrialized nations