Two California women are suing Procter and Gamble, alleging that it “exploits mid-life women by selling them useless ...

Recent research reported that women with endometriosis have an approximately 20% increased risk for stroke and a 35% greater risk for heart attack compared with women without endometriosis. Although ...

The most common cardiovascular killer in maternal medicine is also among the most misdiagnosed. Peripartum cardiomyopathy ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol -- a necessary hormone for fetal development -- and this would affect the baby's development from very ...

New moms who just have had twins run a high risk of heart disease in the next weeks and months, a new study suggests.

Pregnancy tests work by identifying hCG, the pregnancy hormone. After fertilization, the embryo implants in the uterine ...

A faith-based organization is filling a need for pregnancy resources in Decatur County Georgia. First Option Care has free ...

Maternal vitamin D levels in the first trimester were related to both prenatal growth and pregnancy outcomes, according to a new study. Low vitamin D levels during the first trimester of pregnancy ...

Low vitamin D levels in the first trimester of pregnancy are associated with higher rates of preterm birth and decreased fetal length, according to a new study led by researchers in the Department of ...

Preterm birth - defined as delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy - is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the ...

A mom's health during pregnancy is not likely to influence her child's risk of autism, a new study argues. Many previous ...