Study finds it cuts transmission from mother to child
Hormone levels stay normal in young women taking cholesterol drugs
Infant has defects in first known mother-to-child transmission
But premature births, caesarean deliveries also up, U.S. report finds
Emergency contraception credited with 43% of decline in 2000
But SSRIs don't result in birth defects, research finds
Study finds mortality odds high with youngest mothers
Pregnancy hormones determine preschool girls' behavior, suggests study
Study: No medical reason women over 50 can't have babies
Poorly educated women are least likely to stay off smokes
Heavy use late in pregnancy raises risk, study says
What medicines are safe for mom-to-be and her fetus
Pregnant women report their nausea subsided after consuming herb
It prevented premature labor in pregnant women at risk for high blood pressure
Low-income pregnant women need support to quit smoking and drinking
Estriol shows promise as early-stage treatment
Rates of asthma, eczema and hay fever were higher
One in 100 fetuses involved in accidents, new research shows
Some answers to possible questions
It interferes with a brain protein key in breathing
They're twice as likely to die from causes ranging from accidents to suicide
Failing to use them properly leads to slippage, breakage
Study supports testing at 16 weeks, not third trimester
Pregnant moms who ate fish fatty acids had more mature newborns
Variation of enzyme makes some children especially vulnerable to breathing problems
They believe royalty used it to ease labor
Birth defects also more common, Swedish study finds
It can detect protein linked to defective sperm
Challenges policy of testing only at-risk moms for deadly germ
During 'high demand' periods, doctors are more willing to speed the delivery, researchers say
Black babies are about 2.5 times as likely as whites ones to die
New technique employs needle-free 'injections'
Fortunately, old pregnancy marks will fade
Buildup in mom's bone transferred to babies
Studies shed light on lightness in full-term newborns
New natural method is 95 percent effective in preventing pregnancy, study finds
Pregnancy tests offering 'early results' may not fill the bill
Most programs don't work, and some backfire
No added risk of stillbirth, prematurity, or small size
CDC issues new reports on pregnancy and delivery
Researchers hunt for clues why smoking cuts risk of pregnancy complication
Survey finds low awareness of vitamin's role in preventing birth defects
Cigarettes linked to antisocial behavior among adolescents
Undersized infant girls at risk of gestational diabetes later in life
Expectant moms need to stay calm in these troubled times
Belief that aging gametes are to blame is not proven, new research finds
They have more failures when missing a key protein
Fewer than a third of women now cut during labor
Newborn babies may suffer withdrawal from antidepressant
Mouse study suggests nutrient is vital to brain, lung function