Pregnancy

Cloe Alvarado, 32, of Brooklyn N.Y. refused to eat, brush her teeth, shower or go grocery shopping — trapped by heavyhearted despair and vivid nightmares two years ago. After undergoing two previous miscarriages, Alvarado was finally pregnant with her son in August 2020 but felt incapable of taking care of herself mentally and endured debilitating anxiety attacks, yet she found…

Non-invasive prenatal screening tests carry a risk of false results, the FDA said in a safety communication Tuesday.

The U_N_ Population Fund says new research shows that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide — 121 million annually — are unintended, which it calls “a neglected crisis.”

She had a rare condition called “placenta percreta” that turned her world upside down

New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women.

A new study raises the possibility that simply chewing sugarless gum might make a difference in reducing early births.

Nigerian medical student Chidiebere Ibe honed his art skills and then created multiple medical illustrations that depict Black people – and then his work went viral. What did it mean for other doctors to see those drawings? “I’ve never seen a medical illustration that actually showed a Black or brown mom and a baby. So I knew immediately that it...

U.S. health officials say Merck’s experimental COVID-19 pill is effective but they raised questions about its safety during pregnancy.

Emily Johnson couldn’t wait to meet her new baby, but little did she know she would give birth to him on her front lawn in a “surreal” experience that was captured on camera.

After a pregnancy, social media can create pressure for new moms to “snap back” to their pre-baby weight. But it’s important to understand that pregnancy changes moms’ bodies and those changes are normal, Dr. Rebekah Diamond explains.

Kyndal Nipper lost her baby in the final weeks of pregnancy after a seemingly mild case of COVID-19. Amanda Harrison had to be put on a ventilator and her baby was delivered two months early.

“Most people who are pregnant are generally young and generally healthy, so they don’t really expect that if they were to get this infection, that they could be as sick as we are seeing,” one doctor said.

NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins has a message for the unvaccinated: “Let’s hit the reset button on all the misinformation you might have heard. Look at the data and I think you’ll be convinced this is something you want.”

COVID-19 is more dangerous for a pregnant woman, who is also more likely to be infected with the infectious Delta variant spreading. Yet only 23 percent of pregnant women have gotten the shot, according to the CDC. Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, says pregnant women shouldn’t wait – and get the shot to protect...

The University of Washington found COVID-19 vaccines are well tolerated by pregnant and nursing women in a study conducted among 17,000 respondents.

CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday that new data proved the mRNA coronavirus vaccines were safe and effective in pregnant people, with no impact on the risk of miscarriage or potential harm for parent or child.

The loss of a pregnancy or miscarriage comes with a physical and emotional toll. But after a pregnancy loss, people are often forced to return to work almost immediately. But a new bill in Congress would change that by providing at least three days of paid leave to employees who lose a pregnancy. Dana Sussman, deputy executive director for...

A new study out of the University of California – Irvine reveals that during childbirth, people with COVID-19 had increased need for intubation and ventilation, higher ICU admission rates and a higher mortality rate.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging all pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Based on current data, licensed physician and TikTok influencer Dr. Noc says there’s no safety risks associated with vaccination while pregnant. He spoke with NBCLX about why reassuring pregnant people about getting vaccinated has gotten a bit complicated.