A very small, but passionate, group of parents are advocates for a type of unassisted birth known as "free birth." Here's why ...

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Your first prenatal care visit takes place when you are 8–10 weeks pregnant. This initial visit typically takes 40 minutes. You will see either a midwife or women’s health nurse practitioner during ...

The study also found that women with a history of GLP-1 use had a 30% higher risk of developing gestational diabetes, a ...

While another of the life-altering experiences of having a child is finding out the age-old question—boy or girl—many parents choose to take advantage of modern-day imaging and find out during the ...

Abortion is a procedure to terminate a pregnancy. Birth control and emergency contraception do not end a pregnancy — they prevent a pregnancy from occurring in the first place. Birth control pills and ...

Mothers make a lot of sacrifices, some of which start before the little bundle of joy is even born…and yes, you can add ...

While prenatal screening and diagnostic tests detect most birth defects, there are many conditions that simply can’t be diagnosed during pregnancy because of the nature of the condition. Share on ...

In the journal JAMA Network Open, ECHO Cohort Consortium researchers reported a negative association between weekly prenatal ...

Results showed that vaccination reduced the risk of preterm birth by 20% during the Delta wave of the COVID pandemic and 36% during the Omicron wave. Women vaccinated during pregnancy, rather than ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...