Discovering you are pregnant is a significant moment. While it is exciting, it is normal to feel a mix of emotions, including ...

At 3 weeks pregnant, this is officially the start of your journey and the week when your baby will first start to form. In clinical terms, 3 weeks pregnant actually means one week after conception and ...

During the first weeks of pregnancy, the developing placenta in a mother's womb undergoes a dramatic change. Individual cells merge, forming a continuous barrier that will spend the next nine months ...

Some women rush to their doctor just days after getting a positive pregnant test, but Dr. L. Joy Baker said she often sees patients for the first time just weeks or even days before they give birth.

What’s changed about giving birth? For many Americans, it’s become pricey and potentially dangerous. The U.S. has a higher rate of mothers dying in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum than any other ...

Savannah Harrington told Newsweek her appointment wasn’t scheduled—it was an emergency scan after she had been experiencing unexpected pain early in her pregnancy. “I didn’t know it at the time, but I ...

Researchers conducted a population-based cohort study using data from the Swedish Medical Birth Register to identify potential risk factors associated with first-time preeclampsia during the second ...