According to experts at VCU Health, pregnant women are more likely to experience heat exhaustion and heat illnesses because ...

Pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, may be linked to an elevated risk of death even decades after giving birth, according to a new study. The study, published ...

Five major pregnancy complications are strong lifelong risk factors for ischemic heart disease, a new study finds, with the greatest risk coming in the decade after delivery.

Learn more about the various complications of pregnancy including statistics on miscarriage, hypertension, gestational diabetes, maternal and fetal mortality and more.

A recent study reveals that pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and low birth weight babies significantly elevate a woman's long-term stroke risk. The ...

Overall, there were an estimated 287,000 maternal deaths around the globe in 2020, a decrease from the 309,000 deaths in 2016 and the 446,000 deaths in 2000, but one that fell short of expectations.

Overall, 6.3% of the women in the study did use cannabis at some time during their pregnancy, although only a small minority said they used it on a daily (0.6%) or weekly (0.7%) basis.

Tori Bowie, track star and Olympic champion, died from childbirth complications, autopsy finds 02:35. Three-time Olympic medalist Tori Bowie, who died in early May at the age of 32, was eight ...

Pregnancy complications are carefully monitored during pregnancy, but there is little evaluation of and education about the effects on cardiovascular health after delivery for women, experts say.