May 29, 2019 Woman ‘burnt from inside out’ after severe reaction to medication pregnant with 'miracle' baby Warned she would never conceive after being burned alive by a catastrophic reaction to epilepsy drugs, a young woman has revealed her joy at being just weeks away from giving birth to her miracle baby.
May 29, 2019 Infertility linked to dangerous heart condition in pregnancy Women undergoing fertility treatments may be at an increased risk of a dangerous pregnancy condition called peripartum cardiomyopathy.
May 23, 2019 Woman claims tight-fitting underwire bras caused giant cyst, gaping 'hole' A woman claims wearing tight-fitting underwire bras led her to develop a cyst that, when removed, left a “hole” in her chest.
May 22, 2019 Gloria Allred tells of nearly 'bleeding to death' from illegal abortion in 1960s Women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred told a gathering in New York City on Tuesday that she nearly bled to death from an illegal abortion in the 1960s after she was raped at gunpoint while on vacation in Mexico.
May 17, 2019 Teen diagnosed with early menopause says she won't ever 'come to terms' with devastating diagnosis A teenager going through early menopause at age 15 is finding support with a group of girls who were diagnosed with similar conditions.
May 17, 2019 Many women don't have a plan for their health after pregnancy A poll found that although nearly two-thirds of the 873 mothers were as concerned for their own well-being as their baby’s, 26 percent didn’t have a plan for managing their health over the period known as the “fourth trimester.”
May 14, 2019 Woman develops 'grapefruit'-sized hematoma after landing on jet ski handlebars An unnamed woman's vaginal injury was documented in a medical journal after she sought help for a massive hematoma on her vulva that developed after she fell off her jet ski and landed on the watercraft’s handlebars.
May 8, 2019 California governor proposes ending sales taxes on tampons and diapers Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife called for an end to sales taxes on tampons and diapers on Tuesday because they are medically necessary, as part of a proposal called a “parents’ agenda.”
May 7, 2019 US pregnancy deaths up, most preventable: CDC More U.S. women are dying from pregnancy-related causes, and more than half of those deaths are preventable, government health officials said in a report Tuesday.
May 4, 2019 The best and worst pregnancy advice expectant mothers hear Eighty-four percent of expectant mothers doubted the health choices they made during pregnancy, according to a new survey.