Emotional consistency before and after birth seems best for baby, study suggests
Suggestions to prepare for pregnancy
Researchers take steps toward noninvasive screening for fetal abnormalities
About 80 percent of women delivered without complications
Suggestions to help you stay comfortable
Doctors should ask pregnant women about their sleep quality, researchers say
But a half-million babies a year still are born prematurely, says March of Dimes
Suggestions to ease stuffiness
Genes involved in autism, schizophrenia may be activated in womb
What's a safe amount?
Study found medications did not raise risk any further
Typical reasons for this restriction during pregnancy
Stress linked to the disaster is probable culprit, researchers say
Visit a doctor, get screened before baby arrives
Doubled risk of developing diabetes, premature birth seen in polycystic ovary syndrome patients
And more females are turning to contraceptive patch, emergency contraception
Moms started supplements before conception in Norwegian study
Father's cells inside the placenta trick mother's immune system, research says
Cancer, infertility continue to emerge in women whose moms took DES decades ago, study finds
It's time to call your doctor
Prevention involves overall eating, not just supplements, experts say
Survey finds people living with those who have the disorder have been enriched by the experience
Here are potential complications
Mating clues are 'leaked,' not broadcast, study suggests
What you can do
Black women 9 times more likely than whites to experience stillbirth in later pregnancy, study finds
Supplies are plentiful and the vaccine is a good match for circulating strains, officials say
Few countries will meet deadline, study finds
Women who think it will make their breasts look worse unlikely to nurse successfully, study says
Watch what you eat
Expectant mothers are more vulnerable to the dangerous effects of flu infection, experts warn
Direct measurement of airway inflammation cut flare-ups by roughly 50 percent, study shows
Stand up slowly
Taking the painkillers in early stages of pregnancy more than doubled chances, researchers say
When a fetus begins developing outside the womb
Phased out in 2004, the chemicals remain in older furnishings and household items, study says
Suggestions to battle fatigue
Steps should be taken to prevent and monitor for clots in women at risk, experts say
But experts on both sides of debate say may not be accurate reflection of reality
By 2006, the rate of unplanned pregnancy for low-income women was 5 times that of the well-off
Making vaccination readily available improves compliance with guidelines, researchers say
Study found teens were up to 30 percent more likely to wheeze if moms were obese
Factors that may contribute
Those included high blood pressure during pregnancy and premature delivery
They had more babies than generation before, after
Data on women undergoing in vitro fertilization finds no evidence supporting aspirin use
Exposure to pets during pregnancy, method of delivery and race all play a part
Anorexic and bulimic patients twice as likely as other women to seek help getting pregnant: study
Pregnant women can safely use fluconazole for one-time, low-dose care of vaginal infection, agency says
Experts call for further research into possible effect of high levels of exposure