The tight fit of a baby's head through a mother's birth canal, which causes great difficulty in childbirth, is not unique to humans, as previously understood. Instead, some small-bodied primate babies ...

For too many women, the journey to motherhood ends in death. Maternal mortality – the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of giving birth – is not a rare tragedy. Globally, the ...

Jaali Sutherland-Weenie died while giving birth to her daughter in a Saskatoon hospital CBC News Saskatchewan/YouTube Jaali Sutherland-Weenie died during childbirth after reportedly being diagnosed ...

A woman who was nine months pregnant was in court on low-level charges, raising questions about why she was discharged from a hospital before the hearing. By Ashley Southall See more of our coverage ...

The last thing Chelsea Cheveria remembers after the birth of her daughter was greeting her new baby girl. “I said, ‘Hi, oh, that’s my baby,’” Cheveria, 38, recalled. She kissed the tiny newborn, and ...

Postpartum pre-eclampsia can affect as many as 27% of mums. antoniodiaz/ Shutterstock During pregnancy, a mother’s body undergoes vast structural and functional changes. But what many might not know ...

Promoters of free birthing reject any type of medical intervention during pregnancy or delivery. The movement has been trending on social media, but critics warn it poses serious risks. By Dawn ...

Concomitant influenza and pertussis vaccination during pregnancy was not tied to an increased rate of adverse outcomes compared with pertussis vaccination alone. There was no difference in the rate of ...

Q: How real is birth tourism? A: The government doesn’t provide estimates of the extent of so-called birth tourism — pregnant women coming to the U.S. on tourism visas in order to obtain birthright ...

Lisa Kudrow recently appeared on “CBS Sunday Morning” to promote the latest season of her HBO comedy series “The Comeback” and reflected on how much Hollywood has changed since the 1990s. She summed ...

Today, the Council agreed to amend the European electoral law to allow proxy voting at the European Parliament (EP) during late pregnancy and early motherhood. A Member of the European Parliament (MEP ...