Direct transmission of BPA from a mother to her developing child via the placenta can harm fetal brain development. A new study explores mRNA's role.

State-level legalization of abortion produced a 30-40% decline in non-white maternal mortality, health records from the 1960s and 1970s indicate.

A new study of more than 40,000 people adds new evidence supporting the safety of getting the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant.

Black women born in the US have higher rates of preeclampsia than those who immigrated, research shows.

Over a five-year period, 60% of pregnant and postpartum women participating in a new study reported health care unaffordability.

New research links the use of hair products, like hair dyes, relaxers, and mousses, to levels of hormones during pregnancy.

Drinking up to 100 mg of caffeine a day during the second trimester of pregnancy was associated with a 47% reduction in gestational diabetes risk.

The bain's immune system may not be at the root of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which can cause children lifetime physical and cognitive impairments.

Among people who gave birth after an unintended pregnancy, a top explanation was the belief they couldn't get pregnant and therefore didn't need contraception, research finds.