May 21, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Teen mothers are much less likely to use condoms when they have long-acting contraceptive implants like intrauterine devices (IUDs) tha...

May 21, 2019

TUESDAY, May 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2000 to 2015, the rates of depressive disorders recorded for women during delivery hospitalization increased nationally, according to a study published o...

May 20, 2019

MONDAY, May 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Overall, state Medicaid expansion did not significantly impact rates of low birth weight or preterm birth outcomes from 2011 to 2016, but there were significan...

May 20, 2019

MONDAY, May 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- About 3 percent of sleep-related infant deaths occur in a sitting device, like a car safety seat (CSS) that is not being used for travel at the time of death, ...

May 17, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport Growing numbers of new mothers are being diagnosed with depression before they leave the hospital with their newborns, according to a U.S. study that sugg...

May 17, 2019

THURSDAY, May 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2000 to 2015, there was a reduction in the estimated worldwide prevalence of low birth weight (LBW), according to a study published online May 15 in The...

May 16, 2019

(Reuters) - Celebrities, activists and politicians swarmed social media to air their opinions on a new law, signed on Wednesday, that almost totally bans abortion in Alabama. ...

May 16, 2019

THURSDAY, May 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2000 to 2015, there was a reduction in the estimated worldwide prevalence of low birth weight (LBW), according to a study published online May 15 in The...

May 15, 2019

By Linda Carroll Pregnant women who take a class of drugs that's often prescribed for anxiety or insomnia may run a higher risk of miscarriage, a new study suggests. ...

May 15, 2019

(Reuters) - Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday was mulling whether to sign the United States' strictest abortion law, part of a multistate effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to re...

May 14, 2019

TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A single dose of a prophylactic antibiotic is beneficial after operative vaginal birth and reduces the risk for confirmed or suspected maternal infection, acc...

May 14, 2019

TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A cervical cancer screening strategy that involves cytologic testing every three years from ages 21 to 29 years and then continuing cytologic testing or switc...

May 14, 2019

WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Optimal gestational weight gain has limited predictive value for adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to research published in the May 7 issue of the Journa...

May 14, 2019

TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Quitting smoking, especially early in pregnancy, is associated with a reduced risk for preterm birth, even for high-frequency cigarette smokers, according to ...

May 14, 2019

TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A prognostic model can predict the risk for seizures in pregnant women with epilepsy on medication, according to a study published online May 13 in PLOS Medic...

May 13, 2019

LONDON (Reuters) - Giving a single dose of antibiotics to mothers who have a medically assisted birth using forceps or vacuum could prevent almost half of maternal infections, researche...

May 13, 2019

The 67th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was held from May 3 to 6 in N...

May 09, 2019

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Alabama's state Senate on Thursday delayed until next week a vote on the strictest abortion bill in the United States after disagreement arose...

May 09, 2019

(Reuters) - UnitedHealthcare Group said on Thursday it had launched a new program to cut maternity costs under which partner hospitals would be paid a fixed rate for care during and aft...

May 09, 2019

THURSDAY, May 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Mammography-based deep learning (DL) breast cancer risk models are more accurate than models that consider traditional risk factors and breast density, accord...