Biological fathers in Utah will be legally required to pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs under a new law unique to the state that critics say doesn’t do enough to adequately address maternal health care needs.
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Early data on the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines helps fill in major gaps in what scientists know about getting vaccinated for Covid-19 while pregnant.
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Elizabeth Holmes revealed her pregnancy to prosecutors, requesting an additional six-week delay to a trial on fraud charges that was initially supposed to begin in 2020.
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Although “underwhelmed” with NYU Winthrop Hospital’s position that masks may not be effective in preventing transmission of the flu, a federal court in New York ruled in favor of the hospital in a discrimination suit brought by a woman who was fired for refusing to comply with a mandatory flu vaccine policy while she was pregnant.
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Pregnancy, birth and life with a newborn in the middle of a pandemic has brought on high anxiety, ever-shifting hospital protocols and intense isolation for many of the millions of women who have done it around the world
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More twins — one in every 42 children born — are coming into the world than ever before, according to new research citing the rapid rise in medically assisted reproduction as a key factor.
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Labor and delivery are thought of as the riskiest times for new mothers, but many women die in the weeks and months after giving birth. Now a provision in the Covid-19 relief bill could help change that.
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PARIS (AFP) — A 15th century “birthing girdle,” inscribed with prayers and a well-thumbed crucifix image, was likely actively used
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A federal magistrate declined summary judgment due to the amount of disputed facts in the case.
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The number of babies born in France in January fell by 13%, the biggest drop in 45 years which statisticians on Thursday linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
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A federal court in California ruled in favor of First Databank in a suit brought against it by prenatal vitamin manufacturer Exeltis USA over claims that the drug and medical device database company’s coding changes would improperly characterize prenatal vitamins as over-the-counter and cause patients to lose coverage for the prescription supplements that prevent birth defects.
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The fragile embryo deploys its own immune system to survive in its earliest days.
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A California woman sued Kern Medical Center claiming doctors there sent her home even though she was having contractions, and she woke the next morning to find her baby had been born and was dead.
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China’s number of registered births in 2020 dropped by nearly a third from the total births reported the year before, in the latest sign that relaxations in the country’s strict family planning policy are failing to spark a baby boom.
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The one-minute of Catholic prayer that precedes the main news on Irish state television is an everyday reminder of the traditional place of the church in the country.
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Ireland’s prime minster issued a formal state apology Wednesday to the thousands of unmarried women and their children who endured pain, shame and stigma at church-run institutions, saying his government was determined to start righting the country’s wrongs.
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Ireland’s prime minister said on Tuesday he will issue a formal apology for the widespread abuse unwed mothers and their children suffered inside institutions run by the state and Catholic Church during much of the 20th century.
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The Seoul city government is facing a popular backlash after advising pregnant women to cook their husbands several meals and ensure they have a supply of clean underwear before going to hospital to give birth.
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A father convicted of failing to support his 11 children cannot be prohibited from making it a dozen, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Friday in a 6-1 decision.
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Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house on Friday passed a bill that would legalize elective abortions to the 14th week of pregnancy, a proposal from President Alberto Fernández in response to long-sought demands from women’s rights activists in the homeland of Pope Francis.
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