Postpartum experiences are as unique as the pregnancies that come before them. Because of this, it can be difficult to ...

These conditions don't guarantee heart problems later on, but they do increase risk-even years later.

(Reuters Health) - An increasing proportion of U.S. women are experiencing serious and potentially life-threatening complications while giving birth, government researchers report. Between 2006 and ...

Women who gain more weight than recommended while pregnant may increase their chances for serious complications at delivery, a study of more than a half-million births in New York City suggests. In ...

A standard delivery (also called vaginal delivery) is nature’s way of bringing a baby into the world. It helps mothers recover faster, strengthens baby–mother bonding, and reduces post-delivery ...

It is commonly believed that a woman who has undergone a c-section delivery will have to opt for the same method while giving birth to her next child. But medical experts are trying to dispel this ...

Most people with well-controlled gestational diabetes have full-term deliveries. There is no specific week for delivery, but complications, such as preeclampsia or a larger-than-average baby, may mean ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. hospitals could save upwards of 20 percent in costs for complicated childbirths, according to a nationally representative analysis by Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) ...

As if expecting mothers didn't have enough to worry about, a new study has found that the quantity of delivery complications in hospitals are substantially higher during nights, weekends and holidays, ...

(Reuters Health) - Women who gain more weight than recommended while pregnant may increase their chances for serious complications at delivery, a study of more than a half-million births in New York ...