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August 25, 2016

Over 14,000 women took Sanofi epilepsy drug despite fetus risk: ministry

More than 14,000 pregnant women in France took Sanofi's anti-epilepsy drug Depakine between 2007 and 2014 even though the risk of fetus malformation was known, according to a study released by France on Wednesday.

August 25, 2016

Costa Rica registers first microcephaly birth linked to Zika

Costa Rica has registered its first case of a baby born with microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's health ministry said on Wednesday.

August 24, 2016

Model raising awareness of rare condition that caused leg to double in size

A former model in Australia is gaining a following on Instagram as she shares photos of her swollen leg to raise awareness of a condition she’s been coping with since her first pregnancy.

August 24, 2016

13 sets of twins born at Minneapolis hospital in July

A Minnesota hospital that typically delivers four to five sets of twins per month saw an unusual baby boom in July with 13 sets of the duo babies.

August 23, 2016

How pregnancy may increase the risk of skin cancer, leave babies at risk

When the mole on Kristin Nyerges’ neck began to change during pregnancy, the mom-to-be didn’t think much of it.

August 23, 2016

New images detail how Zika attacks developing brains

A new report detailing the potential dangers that Zika poses to an unborn child reveals that the virus appears to be most harmful when transmitted from a pregnant mother to her fetus during the first trimester of pregnancy.

August 23, 2016

Woman live-tweets 48-hour trip to another country to get abortion

The @TwoWomenTravel Twitter account has just 28 tweets, but it had quite a turnout over the weekend, racking up more than 25,000 followers as one of the two women live-tweeted her journey to get an abortion, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

August 22, 2016

Giving birth in Texas got twice as deadly in 2 years

The rate at which women die in Texas from pregnancy-related complications is higher than in any other US state—or even in the rest of the developed world, reports the Guardian.

August 22, 2016

Health official warns Zika could spread across US Gulf

One of the top U.S. public health officials on Sunday warned that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S. Gulf Coast after officials last week confirmed it as active in the popular tourist destination of Miami Beach.

August 19, 2016

Up to 270 microcephaly cases expected in Puerto Rico due to Zika: officials

U.S. health experts estimate that as many as 270 babies in Puerto Rico may be born with the severe birth defect known as microcephaly caused by Zika infections in their mothers during pregnancy.