Even with modern prenatal care, thousands of U.S. families annually experience the heartbreak of stillbirth, and a surprising number occur without warning. A study published Monday in JAMA analyzed nearly 2.8 million pregnancies and found that approximately 30% of stillbirths occurred with no clear medical cause or risk factor. ResearchersContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women who stop taking a GLP-1 weight loss/diabetes medication just prior to a pregnancy appear to be at higher odds for excess weight gain and complications while pregnant, new research shows. As the study authors pointed out, potential risks to the fetus ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The United States has received another barely passing pregnancy health grade from the March of Dimes after another year in which 1 out of 10 babies were born prematurely. It’s the fourth consecutive year the nation has received a historically low D+ grade,Continue Reading
A new IVF technique has helped eight babies in the U.K. avoid serious inherited diseases, and scientists are calling it a breakthrough. All eight children were born using a method that incorporates DNA from three people: the mother, the father, and a donor. The goal is to prevent babies fromContinue Reading
Circumcision rates have dropped significantly in the United States, driven in part by parents’ distrust of medical recommendations, according to a new study. Circumcision of newborn boys declined from 54% to 49% between 2012 and 2022, based on records from more than 1.5 million U.S. male births. The trend contradictsContinue Reading
There’s been a dramatic increase in the number of younger women in the United States who don’t have children, according to new research. There were 5.7 million more childless women of prime childbearing age than expected in 2024, up from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022, accordingContinue Reading
Busy mothers might be sending their babies confusing signals if they feed evening breast milk that was expressed in the morning, according to new research. Breast milk’s composition changes throughout the day, including hormones believed to influence babies’ wake and sleep patterns, researchers reported today in Frontiers in Nutrition. AContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women in the United States face a serious and growing danger from gun violence, according to a new study that examined thousands of homicides nationwide. Researchers looked at more than 7,000 homicides of women between the ages of 15 and 49. TheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s no clear evidence linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy with developmental issues like autism or ADHD, two major evidence reviews have concluded. Any increased risk observed in dozens of studies tended to cancel out when researchers adjusted for other potential factors, or whenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfire smoke may do more than harm the lungs. New research shows it could also raise the risk of premature birth. A large study from the University of Washington found that pregnant people exposed to wildfire smoke were more likely to deliver early.Continue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids born to women who were infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy were more likely to be diagnosed with autism or other developmental delays by age 3, a new study found. The research, published last week in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, looked atContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Babies born to women living with HIV often struggle with health problems and delayed development, even if they aren’t infected with the virus themselves. The mothers’ breast milk might have something to do with it, a study published Oct. 28 in Nature CommunicationsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Even with modern prenatal care, thousands of U.S. families each year experience the heartbreak of stillbirth, and a surprising number happen without warning. A study, published Monday in JAMA, analyzed nearly 2.8 million pregnancies and found that about 30% of stillbirths occurred withContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration announced that Boston-based drugmaker EMD Serono will lower the price of one of its leading fertility drugs as part of push to make in vitro fertilization (IVF) more affordable. The company’s drug GONAL-F, which helps stimulate ovulation, will soon beContinue Reading