The discoery, researchers said, may lead to new ways to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease in women at higher risk.

Female brains have historically evolved to adapt to pregnancy, undergoing structural and functional changes. But the cognitive health implications of these adaptations have long been overlooked - ...

The largest study of its type sought to pinpoint when the link between weight gain in pregnancy and childhood obesity occurs. A mother’s early weight gain has the greatest effect on a baby’s size at ...

Pregnancy is often characterized as a time of excitement, anticipation, and uncertainty; however, it is also accompanied by significant uncontrollable changes in the functioning of a woman's body. The ...

A new study by cell biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggests that an early first pregnancy may protect against breast cancer decades later by preventing age-related changes in ...

Society lies to women about pregnancy. Sure, we expect to gain a little weight and feel queasy at first, but most of us are not prepared for reality. No matter how close you were with your sister or ...

Headlines in recent years have left many pregnant people unsure about a familiar medicine. Acetaminophen, also called ...

Do you have bipolar disorder and want to become pregnant or are pregnant already? Perhaps you have bipolar disorder and do not want a pregnancy. Be sure to talk with both your obstetrician and ...

High blood sugar during pregnancy, also known as gestational diabetes, can cause a baby to be born early. It can also cause excess weight gain, low blood sugar after birth, and breathing difficulties.

A group of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have been able to show that maternal psychological wellbeing during pregnancy has a positive effect on newborn infants. Increased ...