Most pregnancies go smoothly – but not all. And if you're facing a complication, you're not alone. Studies show that about 8% of pregnant women will experience serious complications. The good news?

Newborns exposed to two common pregnancy complications were biologically younger than their chronologic gestational age. The infants' biological or 'epigenetic' age is based on molecular markers in ...

Women who experience complications during pregnancy face a higher risk of stroke in the following decades according to research published in the European Heart Journal [1] today (Tuesday). The study, ...

Gestational diabetes and preeclampsia may be linked to slower biological development in infants, according to a new study led by USC. The research, published today in JAMA Network Open, found that ...

For expectant parents, pregnancy can be a time filled with joyful anticipation: hearing the beating of a tiny heart, watching the fetus wiggling through the black-and-white blur of an ultrasound, ...

From low haemoglobin to fatigue and emotional changes, doctors explain the everyday health concerns pregnant women often raise during clinic visits.

Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed too late, needed to wake up early or still felt tired when you woke up from what should have been a full night's sleep. For the rest of ...

Get answers to your most awkward postpartum questions, from incontinence to libido loss.

Jenalee Doom receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Melissa Nevarez-Brewster receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps ...