Group B strep is the most common cause of sepsis (blood infection) and meningitis (infection of the fluid and lining around the brain) in ne...

STDs can have many of the same consequences for pregnant women as women who are not pregnant.

During pregnancy, you're not immune to cold and fever. Does a sick mom mean a sick baby? Fortunately, it doesn't - nor does it mean that y...

Researchers and health care providers use the term neural tube defects to describe one important category of birth defects.

People can be exposed to mercury by breathing in air, eating food, or drinking water contaminated with mercury compounds.

Some women want children but either cannot conceive or keep miscarrying. This is called infertility.

Timely preconception interventions for certain conditions can substantially improve maternal health and birth outcomes.

Researchers in the CPEA Network and their colleagues around the world have learned a lot about autism through genetic studies, but they stil...

About 30 percent to 40 percent of women with endometriosis are infertile, making it one of the top three causes for female infertility.

If you have POF, it will likely be very difficult for you to become pregnant because your ovaries aren't working correctly. At this time, th...