Babies are “due” after 40 weeks of gestation, but evidence suggests that infant mortality and complications are lowest for those delivered at 39 weeks, when a fetus is considered full term
From the Mayo Clinic to Harvard, sources don't always get the facts right about preeclampsia. Reached by ProPublica, some are making needed corrections.
This morning, Alydia Health announced that it has secured $10 million in funding to test a medical device to prevent mothers from bleeding to death after childbirth.
The standard treatment to prevent women from having another preterm birth isn’t effective, according to the final results of a study. The finding has already led one group to revamp its guidelines.
Women are dying during pregnancy and childbirth at alarming rates—some up to a year after delivery, according to a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A day before Mother’s Day, activists, physicians and lawmakers descended on the nation’s capital to rally against racial inequities in maternal mortality.