Is pregnancy a literal pain in your back (and just about everywhere else)? Growing a brand-new person is hard work – and it can take a toll on your body, starting in the first weeks of pregnancy. Here ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

There’s so much to look forward to when you’re pregnant, especially if it’s your first time. You eagerly wait to see if your hair grows as thick and healthy as everyone says it will. You start saving ...

While no drug -- prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) -- has been proven "absolutely safe when you are pregnant," many medications are thought to be safe for the mother and developing fetus, ...

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 today (Tuesday). The study, ...

Children are at risk for high blood pressure if their mom suffered health problems during pregnancy Kids had higher blood pressure on average if their moms had obesity, gestational diabetes or a high ...

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 ...