A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association outlines maternal stroke risk and prevention and treatment strategies during pregnancy and postpartum.

A new national study of Medicaid enrollees finds that postpartum depression (PPD) rose significantly among women and ...

When you have a newborn, your focus is almost exclusively on your baby. You’re providing around-the-clock care, even though you’re physically recovering from childbirth and often running on ...

Before Bri Adams, 33, had her first child in the spring of 2022, she recalls being briefed on the series of pediatrician appointments that would follow delivery—check-ins at day three, week two, and ...

Not all subtypes carry the same long-term cardiovascular risks, South Korean analysis show ...

Amanda McKinney was a lifelong runner ‒ 5Ks, half-marathons and marathons. She had her first child at 30, and running continued to be an emotional release for her during the excitement and stress of ...

Just weeks after Robert De Niro's grandson Leandro De Niro died, his partner Tiffany Chen has revealed that she's dealing with a scary postpartum complication. In an interview with CBS Mornings, ...

Female brains have historically evolved to adapt to pregnancy, undergoing structural and functional changes. But the cognitive health implications of these adaptations have long been overlooked - ...

Correspondence to Dr Jenna M Schulz, Family Medicine, Western University Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, London, Canada; jschulz2{at}uwo.ca Objective Women are often advised to return to ...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) represents a key metabolic complication of pregnancy, carrying significant implications for both maternal and offspring ...