Some 99% of global newborn deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where pregnant women often struggle to ...

You can typically hear your baby's heartbeat with a Doppler stethoscope between weeks 9 and 12 of pregnancy. Here are six simple reasons why you might not. One of the most exciting pregnancy ...

Feeling your baby's first movements, often described as flutters or bubbles, usually starts between 16 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. Fetal hiccups are normal in the womb and generally not a concern ...

Pregnant women with diabetes or high blood pressure have children who are more likely to develop signs of heart trouble years later, new research finds. By Roni Caryn Rabin Women who develop high ...

When the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a ban on most abortions this week, the majority wrote that they were leaving "for another day" a decision on when, exactly, the "fetal heartbeat" limit ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued an opinion upholding the state's "fetal heartbeat" law, banning abortions after six weeks. Today's opinion addressed the narrow question as ...

Before 36 weeks of pregnancy, you don’t need to worry about the position of the fetus in the womb upside down or breech . This is because the baby will continue to move and rotate in your stomach. The ...