High blood pressure problems occur in 6-8% of all pregnancies in the U.S., about 70% of which are first-time pregnancies.

According to the CDC and Prevention, "maternal prenatal alcohol use is one of the leading preventable causes of birth defects and devel...

Medical checkups and screening tests help keep you and your baby healthy during pregnancy.

New research shows that mercury has been found in some commercial high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), an ingredient found in many popular proce...

Like hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism is diagnosed through a careful review of symptoms and measurement of TSH and T4 levels.

Some factors associated with pregnancy are known to increase a woman's chances of developing breast cancer:

A pregnant woman needs more of many important vitamins, minerals, and nutrients than she did before pregnancy.

Neural tube defects (NTD), including spina bifida and anencephaly, are the most common disabling birth defects.

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

A miscarriage, sometimes called pregnancy loss, is the loss of pregnancy from natural causes before the 20th week of pregnancy.