Climate change is making droughts more frequent, prolonged and intense in many regions of the world, increasing the need to ...

Fetal microchimerism leaves pregnancy cells in mothers’ organs for decades. Research detects male DNA in brains.

Hospitals have improved outcomes for patients who have just given birth with silicone wristbands that read, “I Gave Birth,” a ...

Stopping the oxytocin when active labour begins may help avoid excessive contractions and reduce unnecessary exposure to medication, but it may mean that labour lasts longer, although the result for ...

Our ancient drive for closeness is playing out in a modern sleep environment—an evolutionary mismatch that parents are left ...

Wildfire smoke now drives most unhealthy air days during pregnancy, with the heaviest exposure falling on rural, low-income ...

The fertility rate gap between conservatives and liberals reflects diverging priorities on family, career and creative ...

Dr. Craig Towers was hailed as a hero for his research on detoxing pregnant opioid users. After he published a study that found naltrexone could help patients stay off drugs, addiction specialists ...

From unexpected babies to “Ozempic teeth,” the ultra-popular class of GLP-1 medications are turning out to have a few ...

If your idea of a perfect board book for people under the age of three is Sandra Boynton’s 1982 classic “Moo, Baa, La La La!, ...

Only one study looked at whether giving medicines that stimulate breathing, like caffeine, to babies born a few weeks early can help prevent or reduce problems with low oxygen levels or breathing.

A Georgia city ranks No. 9 among America's most popular city-inspired baby names, with 2,490 babies receiving the name in ...