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A simple treatment - a hormone-containing vaginal gel - significantly reduces premature births among pregnant women who are at high risk because of a problem with the cervix, government researchers reported Wednesday....

Bucking the notion that being born a few weeks early has no discernible impact on babies, a new study indicates that "late preterm" infants face ...

Men who abuse women physically and emotionally may also sabotage their partners’ birth control, pressuring them to become pregnant against their will, new reports suggest.

Babies exposed to high levels of pesticides while in the womb may suffer from learning problems, a new study suggests.

A study shows the typical pregnant woman has dozens of potentially toxic or even cancer-causing chemicals in her body.

Dr. Jani Jensen with the Mayo clinic explains how a British woman delivered triplets 11 years apart. (msnbc tv)

“For the first time we can clearly see the mechanics of a vaginal delivery,” he said. “For years, obstetricians have relied on very crude methods of understanding complications like cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD), which translates when the baby fails to descend into the birth canal and there is a rest in cervical dilatation, which ultimately leads to a C-section.”

Having one to two drinks a week during pregnancy may not actually harm a developing fetus, new research suggests.

A widow, accused of being pregnant, was executed by the Taliban in western Afghanistan, a provincial governor's spokesman said Monday.

When women have a miscarriage, one of the first questions they often ask is how long they should wait before getting pregnant again.