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August 12, 2016

Studies shine light on mysterious placenta, how it goes awry

WASHINGTON — Scientists carefully probe a placenta donated after birth, bluish umbilical cord still attached.

August 11, 2016

Soy supplements may be good for women with PCOS

Women with a common hormone disorder known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may have a lower risk of diabetes and heart disease when they take soy supplements, a small study suggests.

August 11, 2016

Woman hit by car outside hospital delivers baby, then dies

A baby girl will never know her mother after a horrific accident Wednesday in Quebec City, reports Le Journal de Quebec.

August 11, 2016

In India, truckers get their own condom brand

At last, a condom truckers can relate to.

August 10, 2016

Dr. Manny: The battle against Zika does not end with microcephaly

We now know about the dangers of the Zika virus and the effect this infection can have on a developing fetus, but by no means should we consider ourselves well versed.

August 10, 2016

Woman gives birth in less than a minute

Even if you haven’t actually been through it yourself, you probably know that giving birth isn't supposed to be easy.

August 10, 2016

NFL player: 'My pregnant wife made me fat'

When Buffalo Bills running back Karlos Williams reported for training camp in June, he was woefully out of shape — and overweight.

August 10, 2016

Pregnancy hid signs of woman's terminal cancer

As Laurel Cohen, 38, and her husband Dave Cohen, 40, looked forward to the birth of their first child last spring, they and their doctors dismissed Laurel's abdominal pain, shortness of breath, and constipation as normal symptoms of pregnancy.

August 9, 2016

Lesbian couple trying to get pregnant sue NJ over law

When Erin and Marianne Krupa decided they wanted to start a family five years ago, they moved from North Carolina to New Jersey in search of a less conservative environment.

August 9, 2016

Thousands of women took Sanofi epilepsy drug despite risk to fetuses: media

More than 10,000 pregnant women in France took Sanofi's anti-epilepsy drug Depakine between 2007 and 2014 although the risk of fetus malformation was known, according to a study quoted by French satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine.