The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending women at-risk of preeclampsia to start a low-dose aspirin regimen after consulting with their doctors.
A new study found a link between exposure to pesticides in the womb and autism risk.
Researchers have found that a small but diverse community of bacteria lives in the placentas of healthy pregnant women. The findings invalidate the previous belief that fetuses grow in a pretty sterile environment.
Children of depressed mothers treated with a group of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy are likely to develop Chiari type 1 malformations, according to a new study.
Vitamin C can boost lung function in infants exposed to cigarette smoke while in the womb, a new study reported.
A new study reported that pregnant women have a greater risk of getting into serious traffic crashes.
A new study found that more women are having their first child at an older age.
A new study found that pregnant women who watched TV during mealtimes increased their kid's risk of childhood obesity.
A new study reported that cigarette use during pregnancy increases risk of heart defects in newborns.
A new law in Tennessee will allow the authority to arrest and incarcerate women who used a narcotic drug during pregnancy that negatively affected the infant.
According to a new study, pregnant women who use antidepressants increase their son's risk of autism.
A 20-year-old study concluded that gestational diabetes could be tied to an increased risk of early heart disease.
An entire Floridian family was hospitalized after eating LSD-laced meat purchased from Walmart.
Long-term exposure to secondhand smoke is tied to increasing one's miscarriage and stillbirth risk, according to a new study.
Researchers reported that over 14 percent of American women are prescribed narcotic painkillers during pregnancy.