Medicaid pays for more than 40% of births in the U.S. and an even higher percentage in rural areas, according to KFF.

Cardiovascular disease has emerged as the leading cause of maternal death for pregnant women in the United States.

Postmenopausal women score better on cognitive and memory tests if they have been pregnant or breastfed earlier in life, new ...

Evolving pregnancy terminology is reflecting modern medicine as more women have children after the age of 35.

Obesity is contributing to a record proportion of deaths among pregnant women, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.

A new study by cell biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggests that an early first pregnancy may protect against breast cancer decades later by preventing age-related changes in ...

The discoery, researchers said, may lead to new ways to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease in women at higher risk.

Pregnancy is, biologically speaking, a state of controlled upheaval. The immune system recalibrates. Blood volume surges. And ...