"...parents and providers may want to consider the benefit and potential risk when making a decision on the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy..."

Women who've given birth five or more times may face more heart disease risk factors than women who've given birth fewer times.

Infections during pregnancy are a risk factor for offspring developing disorders like schizophrenia and autism. Now researchers have figured out why.

In the 1970s, 25 to 42% of Native American women of childbearing age underwent sterilizations, often without consent or under duress.

Pesticides can have serious effects on the health of young kids, but there are things you can do to keep yours safe.

"Of the women we observed, nearly 42% experienced physical abuse, verbal abuse, or stigma and discrimination, while 35% of the women we surveyed reported such abuse."

New research on toxin exposure finds weakened immune response as far out as the rodent equivalent of great-grandchildren.

Stem cells from bone marrow play a big role in the start and continuation of a pregnancy, research with mice suggests.

New research on high blood pressure in pregnancy links the trend to age and race.

An OB-GYN addresses a common myth, that barometric pressure during a hurricane causes early labor, and shares how pregnant women should prepare for big storms.