October 19, 2016 62-year-old woman in Spain gives birth to third child A 62-year-old Spanish woman has given birth to a healthy girl and encourages women in their later years to imitate her if they want to.
October 18, 2016 Mothers' obesity linked with biologically 'older' newborns Babies whose mothers are obese may be biologically "older" than babies whose mothers are a normal weight, a new study from Belgium suggests.
October 18, 2016 Increased division over breast-feeding in bed Public-health efforts to encourage breast-feeding are increasingly coming into conflict with guidelines to ensure babies sleep safely, new research suggests.
October 17, 2016 Placenta accreta: The life-threatening condition affecting 1 in 533 pregnancies In 2009, Dr. Maya Adam, found herself unexpectedly pregnant with her third child.
October 17, 2016 Migrants push Germany's fertility rate to 33-year high Migrant mothers helped boost Germany's fertility rate to a 33-year high last year.
October 17, 2016 Mom's antidepressant use may increase baby's risk of speech disorders Children born to women who took antidepressants during pregnancy may have an increased risk of language and speech disorders, according to a new study from Finland
October 14, 2016 Mosquito expert: Washington downplaying Zika virus threat to US As the number of birth defects linked to a mosquito-borne virus surpasses 4,000 in Brazil, and scientists scramble to create a vaccine to protect against the untreatable disease, public health officials are bracing themselves for a potential outbreak in the United States. The threat has some advocacy groups pushing for tighter health screenings among travelers and immigrants from Zika-afflicted countries, while public health officials and tropical disease experts argue preparing to fight the Aedes aegypti, an insect that doesn’t respond to common pesticide, is more pressing.
October 13, 2016 Dr. Manny: Mother finds solace in helping others after daughter's stillbirth Some of the toughest moments of my career have come when a patient experiences the trauma and devastation of losing a child.
October 13, 2016 Couple in viral pregnancy announcement take son home year after birth Last year, a woman's emotional "bun in the oven" pregnancy surprise for her husband went viral.
October 13, 2016 Women who choose abortion are certain of the decision Women seeking an abortion tend to be more certain of their choice, even after the procedure, than people making other healthcare decisions, according to a new U.S. study.