The WHO defines postpartum hemorrhage, a major cause of maternal mortality, as blood loss of 500 mL or more in the first 24 ...

There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

For many parents-to-be, the second trimester, weeks 13 to 27 have fewer queasy days, and the chance to plan with a clearer ...

Scientists are studying Nectophrynoides frogs that give birth to live young. This unique reproductive method helps them ...

Lack of meaningful choice for birth care is the reality many pregnant women are facing, writes Adriana Casserly.

As the Amos report into maternal and neonatal safety finds an unacceptable standard of care in many wards. Radhika Sanghani and Victoria Young look at what happens when care is found wanting – and how ...

The goal of this policy is to curb the declining birth rate in the country while also minimizing the impacts caused by a ...

China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the first time in over 30 years.

MIT researchers have developed a method that generates more accurate uncertainty measures for certain types of estimation. This could help improve the reliability of data analyses in areas like ...

A study shows that maternal stress one year after birth has the strongest impact on early development, highlighting the need ...

Giving birth is one of the most personal things a woman can do, and no two stories are ever the same. That's why making a birth plan is now an essential and empowering part of modern maternity care. A ...