New research identifies four factors that led Texas patients to choose self-managed abortion.

A diabetes drug shows promise for treating recurrent miscarriages. The medication, sitagliptin, increases the number of stem cells in the uterus.

Average out-of-pocket health care spending for having a baby jumped from $3,069 in 2008 to $4,569 in 2015. "These are not small co-pays."

The first test of a Zika vaccine given before conception could support development of another vaccine in early trials in humans.

Sixteen women in the hospital for high-risk pregnancies revealed that "they did not receive explicit advice on how to cope, think positive, or calm down."

New research finds water births are as safe as other births. It also documents fewer first- and second-degree tears among women who gave birth in water.

The placenta acts as a gatekeeper during pregnancy, but a study that shows how RSV can infect the fetus suggests it's not as impenetrable as once thought.

The developing eyes of a fetus can detect light far earlier than previously thought, according to new research.

Pregnancy-related depression may be a result of an inflammatory immune response that's overcharged or goes on too long, researchers say.

Women exposed to stress and phthalates during pregnancy have an increased risk of preterm birth. The third trimester is the "critical window."