Morning sickness breakthrough raises hopes of possible cure Article 646 words, published Dec 13 2023 20 votes
Infants are born with syphilis in growing numbers, a sign of a wider US epidemic Article 1344 words 18 votes
Risk of death related to pregnancy and childbirth more than doubled between 1999 and 2019 in the US, new study finds healthcare medicine Article 644 words, published Aug 18 2023 58 votes
US Food and Drug Administration approves first postpartum depression pill in the US ~health.mental Article 19 votes
Maternal deaths are expected to rise under US abortion bans, but the increase may be hard to measure Article 2031 words 18 votes
Women in Denmark can now take a blood test to identify genetic foetal abnormalities in early pregnancy. But it has raised ethical questions. healthcare Article 683 words 62 votes
Scientists have discovered a new set of blood groups. The ‘Er’ grouping could help doctors identify and treat some rare cases of blood incompatibility, including between pregnant mothers and fetuses. medicine Article 576 words, published Oct 4 2022 7 votes
About half of US abortion patients report using contraception in the month they became pregnant Article 558 words, published Dec 28 2017 12 votes
Online misinformation fuels a fight over folic acid: Low folate has been linked to birth defects, but some practitioners are urging pregnant people to avoid supplements Article 2793 words 8 votes
"Women feel they have no option but to give birth alone": The rise of freebirthing during the pandemic medicine healthcare Article 3079 words 6 votes
Chrissy Teigen describes losing baby in heartbreaking detail: "Utter and complete sadness" Article 1895 words 8 votes
The reverse birth tourists: Americans are choosing to have babies abroad to avoid the crushing maternity and childcare costs in the US healthcare Article 1498 words 8 votes
Over the past year, 34-year-old pastor Mark Lee Dickson has convinced twelve towns in Texas to pass ordinances banning abortion. For women in those towns, fear and confusion reigns. Article 3219 words, published Mar 2 2020 7 votes
She wanted a 'freebirth' with no doctors. Online groups convinced her it would be OK. medicine.alternative Article 23 votes
‘I was risking my life’: Why one in four US women return to work two weeks after childbirth Article 1704 words 9 votes
The medical ethics of fertility clinics refusing to treat prospective mothers they consider too large healthcare Article 4924 words 6 votes
249 babies born with syphilis in Thailand this year: Public Health Ministry Article 208 words 4 votes
Millions of women take folic acid for a healthier pregnancy. Thank Lucy Wills: in the 1920s, she discovered the “Wills Factor” in Marmite Article 759 words 8 votes
Hospitals know how to protect mothers. They just aren't doing it. ~health.mental Article 5166 words 10 votes
Toowoomba woman wins court bid to use her dead boyfriend's sperm to have a baby Article 551 words 8 votes