Pregnancy while breastfeeding is more common than most realise. Many women conceive within the first year after giving birth, especially if their periods have resumed and they’re not using ...

Researchers at NYU and partners within the International Healthy Outcomes of Pregnancy for Everyone (HOPE) Consortium have developed a novel tool, the Preterm Birth Actionable Risk Index (PTB-ARIx), ...

Growing a fetus is hard work on your body—and your heart. As your baby grows, your blood volume increases by 30–50%, and your heart beats faster to circulate the extra blood throughout your body.

The postnatal period remains significantly under-resourced. Women move from receiving intensive support throughout pregnancy to ...