"These new findings are especially relevant, considering that preeclampsia rates are increasing and we still lack any good strategy for preventing it."

New findings link maternal obesity and a higher risk of sepsis among newborn babies. The researchers suggest why, and a potential prevention strategy.

Living near a oil or gas well may increase the chance of spontaneous preterm birth, a new study looking at women living near wells in California finds.

A new advance could make it easier to study the placenta, and its role in pregnancy, miscarriage, and preeclampsia, say researchers.

Insurance coverage for infertility treatments reduces maternal mortality by 20% among white women, research finds.

Does taking antidepressants during pregnancy increase the child's risk of autism? A new meta-analysis finds a flaw in studies that showed any link.

"Pregnancy is such an everyday event—none of us would be here without it—and yet, so many aspects of this process remain puzzling."

Pregnant in the time of COVID-19? An expert in maternal-fetal medicine weighs in: "Expecting parents should prepare to be home for several months."

While most mammals require a break between pregnancies, swamp wallabies can lay claim to being the only mammal that is pregnant its entire life.

Women who experience stressful life events in the year before childbirth are more likely to use marijuana before and during pregnancy.