With teen pregnancy closely tied to child marriage and gender inequality, WHO’s revised recommendations promote multisectoral ...

Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It's a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week ...

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature's stress test and may uncover an individual's risk ...

FRIDAY, April 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Complications during pregnancy can mean a woman’s future heart health is at risk, particularly if she is overweight or obese, a new study says.

Not long after, Hailey, known as “Nurse Hailey” on Instagram and TikTok, died March 29 from a rare complication known as amniotic fluid embolism, or AFE. The unfathomable loss followed a two-year ...

A survey of 38 OB-GYNs found that nearly half of doctors said they have personally encountered cases where care had to be delayed because of Georgia's abortion law.

PREGNANCY in women with prosthetic heart valves carries significant risks, with mechanical valves linked to higher ...

Currently, the diagnosis of preeclampsia relies on measuring placental growth factor (PlGF), a blood biomarker associated ...

An updated systematic review finds that consuming cannabis while pregnant appears to increase the odds of preterm birth, low birth weight and infant death.

A new study being used to call for mifepristone restrictions relies on vague and dubious definitions of drug-related ...

In pregnant women, reduced anxiety and depression symptoms was more strongly associated with good sleep health and weaker family function.