July 30, 2018 Why is US one of the 'most dangerous' places in the developed world to give birth? Hundreds of U.S. women die each year giving birth, and hospitals across the country aren't routinely following practices that would save women's lives during childbirth, according to a new USA Today investigation.
July 25, 2018 11 babies die after pregnant women given Viagra in Dutch study A Dutch trial with sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, has been immediately halted after 11 babies of mothers using the medication died, one of the participating hospitals said on Tuesday.
July 16, 2018 Pregnant millennials more likely to be depressed than previous generations, study says Today’s moms-to-be are more likely than women from their mothers’ generation to become depressed while pregnant, a study suggests.
July 14, 2018 Six North Carolina nurses show off their 'baby bumps' in adorable photo Six nurses in North Carolina who are all expecting within months of each showed off their “baby bumps” in a recent photo shared by the medical center where they work.
July 9, 2018 Starbucks employee helps deliver baby on sidewalk A Starbucks worker in Tacoma is being praised for her quick thinking after she assisted in delivering a baby outside of the store early Friday morning.
July 6, 2018 Montana mom gives birth to 'miracle' baby en route to Utah hospital A mother-of-two who was told her unborn baby had just a 5 percent chance of survival in the second trimester said he is thriving, and didn’t need any medical intervention after she delivered him in the back of an ambulance.
July 5, 2018 Dad 'breastfeeds' baby after mom suffers delivery complications A Wisconsin father took baby-feeding duties to a new level after his wife suffered delivery complications.
June 25, 2018 Is 'pregnancy brain' real? If you've ever found yourself at a real loss for words while pregnant, or you feel like you just keep forgetting to book appointments during those nine months of expecting, you're not the only one.
June 25, 2018 World Food Prize goes to an economist and a doctor The World Food Prize is being awarded this year to two men credited with helping reduce by 10 million the world's number of children stunted from malnourishment between 2012 and 2017.
June 22, 2018 Scientists piped music into women's wombs to see if fetuses like Freddie Mercury When Freddie Mercury sang, "Mama, life had just begun," in the second verse of "Bohemian Rhapsody," he probably didn't have an audience of fetuses in mind.