December 10, 2015 Missouri mother who delayed cancer treatment dies after giving birth When she was 23 weeks pregnant, Cara Walters Combs, 38, was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma.
December 10, 2015 9 burning health questions people asked Google in 2015 Chances are, one of the first places you turn for quick information on everything from that new diet fad to a troubling rash to a cough that won’t quit is your handy search engine (although if you have a medical concern, there’s no substitute for an IRL appointment with your doctor).
December 9, 2015 Mother chooses to have child 12 weeks early to undergo chemotherapy A 33-year-old British mother of three has been forced to make the choice no parent would want to make: saving her own life or saving her unborn child’s.
December 7, 2015 Could this mosquito-borne virus be causing birth defects? It’s no secret: Mosquitoes are out to get you.
December 7, 2015 Low-carb diet doesn't always cut diabetes risk after pregnancy For women who develop diabetes during pregnancy, low-carbohydrate diets may not necessarily help keep the disease at bay after the baby arrives, a U.S. study suggests.
December 3, 2015 Maternal mortality declining but still above goal Maternal mortality rates have dropped substantially over the past quarter century but still are not declining fast enough to meet ambitious international goals for eradicating deaths during childbirth, a recent study suggests.
December 3, 2015 New York State police officers help deliver baby girl on side of road Three New York State police officers helped deliver a healthy baby girl on the side of the road Wednesday morning after stumbling upon the mother as she was in labor.
December 3, 2015 Weight gain between pregnancies raises risks for babies, study says Healthy-weight women who gained weight between their first and second pregnancies—even as little as 12 pounds for someone of average height—had an increased risk of a stillbirth or their baby dying within the first year of life, compared with women whose weight remained stable, according to a Swedish study.
December 2, 2015 Doc's technique for calming crying babies goes viral If you’ve ever been faced with a crying baby, you’ll try anything to calm him or her down.
December 1, 2015 Certain birth defects linked to abuse of infants and toddlers Babies with certain birth defects are much more likely to be abused as infants and toddlers than other young children, a U.S. study suggests.