pregnancy

Women who have low levels of vitamin D in their blood during pregnancy increase their odds of having a child with language problems.

Around one million packets of birth control tablets are being recalled in the US as they might not prevent pregnancy.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Check-ups during pregnancy tend to focus around the waist. But there's growing debate about which mothers-to-be should have a gland in their neck tested, too....

Getting enough of an essential fatty acid during pregnancy may help prevent colds in newborns.

Children born to mothers who are highly stressed during pregnancy exhibit genetic changes that may make them more vulnerable to stress themselves, new research finds.

Babies born to mothers who were stressed during pregnancy grow up less able to cope with stress themselves, researchers believe.

Babies born to moms who smoke are more likely to have certain birth defects compared to infants with mothers who don't smoke during pregnancy, a large new study shows.

Children born to women who take SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy may have a slight increase in risk for developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a new study suggests.

Huma Abedin finds herself in the kind of quandary right now that requires strategic thinking of the type she probably usually reserves for her work at the State Department: Should she stay or go?

An Arizona woman gave birth to an unlikely baby last week after doctors warned her the pregnancy could have killed them both.