The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is recommending routine blood-pressure screening for hypertensive disorders throughout pregnancy, with the experts concluding with “moderate ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pre-pregnancy depression was linked to an elevated risk for e-cigarette and cigarette use during late pregnancy ...

Over 14 years, there was a 76% increase in emergency department visits related to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, an Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan study found. The study, published in ...

A postpartum intervention that prescheduled an annual primary care provider (PCP) appointment for pregnant participants increased their likelihood of visiting their PCP within the year after delivery, ...

Some women rush to their doctor just days after getting a positive pregnant test, but Dr. L. Joy Baker said she often sees patients for the first time just weeks or even days before they give birth.

The pregnancy journey can be an exciting and sometimes overwhelming experience for new moms-to-be. Taking steps to stay healthy and making it a priority to get care before, during and after your ...

Health care providers said pregnant patients are having more complications linked to stress. But fear of immigration agents is keeping them from prenatal care.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Providing iron supplements led to higher average hematocrit levels during pregnancy, admission and discharge.

In cases of mild congenital heart defects, more prenatal visits are associated with a greater likelihood of appropriate delivery at a community hospital, according to a study published in JAMA Network ...

I brought you along to my 36 week prenatal appointment and things got a little awkward in the bathroom. I was just trying to give a urine sample when I noticed something I definitely was not expecting ...