These conditions don't guarantee heart problems later on, but they do increase risk-even years later.

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...

This is the sixth post in a series. In the book Matrescence: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood, Lucy Jones talks about the shocking lack of information available to women regarding what childbirth ...

Editor's note: This story has been adjusted to clarify that Mothering Justice was part of a coalition of organizations behind the "MI Momnibus" bills. Tamika Jackson's heart stopped beating while she ...

Between the good, the bad, and the ugly, pregnancy is most certainly a wild ride. And anyone who has gone through childbirth knows there are plenty of things you can never be prepared for. So Redditor ...

Some think the rise of C-sections means that one day all births will require serious medical intervention. But a surprising new understanding of the pelvis suggests a different story ...

When Janell Green Smith first announced her pregnancy this past summer, her family was ecstatic. After participating in more than 300 births as a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice ...

Source: RDNE Stock Project/Pexels You have likely heard of claustrophobia and maybe even arachnophobia (fear of spiders), but what is tokophobia? Tokophobia is an intense fear of pregnancy and ...

While it’s not common, Medicare does cover prenatal care, childbirth, and postnatal care if you are a Medicare beneficiary. However, the medical care an infant may need is not covered under Medicare.