Despite decades of iron supplementation programmes, the iron deficiency continues to affect nearly one in two women of ...

COVID-19 vaccination reduced the risk for severe illness in pregnant patients as well as preterm birth and stillbirth, according to a study of nearly 20,000 pregnancies published in JAMA.The data ...

Maternal vaccines are safe, effective, and one of the simplest ways to give your child the healthiest start possible. To ...

When hospitalized for COVID-19, pregnant women—and their eventual newborn children—have a higher risk of complications, according to a Michigan Medicine study. The research, conducted between early ...

Between 2003 and 2013, the United States was one of only eight countries that saw an increase in maternal mortality ...

The state's latest maternal mortality report, published Monday, Jan. 12, found that American Indian and Black Minnesotans face higher maternal mortality risk compared to the overall state population.

Jan. 5—Dr. Heather Skanes opened Alabama's first freestanding birth center in 2022 in her hometown of Birmingham. Skanes, an OB-GYN, wanted to improve access to maternal health care in a state that's ...

As they begin their yearly migration back to New England waters, I'm hoping for safe passage and fewer ropes and ships in ...

Controversial Nigerian singer Portable reacts with emotion to the news of his newborn while in detention, as legal troubles ...

The Maternal Care Bundle (MCB) sets best practice standards across 5 areas of clinical care, for implementation by NHS providers and commissioners across England. The aim is to reduce maternal ...

The Nashville Zoo recently welcomed an aardvark calf. The calf was born on New Year's Day and is the first aardvark to be ...

When hospitalized for COVID-19, pregnant women—and their eventual newborn children—have a higher risk of complications, according to a Michigan Medicine study. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...