Pregnancy and Birth

More and more OB/GYNs are eliminating obstetric care from their practice. So who will deliver all the babies if not for midwives?

Exposure to air pollution during a specific period in a pregnancy is associated with a significant risk of preterm delivery before 37 weeks.

To better understand the best dosing practices for oxytocin to induce labor, researchers conducted a meta-analysis. Will their findings surprise you?

Racial and cultural disparities exist in women's understanding of conception and pregnancy, as well as in the effectiveness of infertility treatments.

Challenge your diagnostic skills: What's going on with this umbilical cord?

A new app, called ADNEX, helps distinguish between benign and malignant ovarian tumors, potentially improving triage and management decisions.

A patient in Texas was thrown out of her ObGyn/Pediatrician's office for breastfeeding. And we want to know what you think about it.

Okay, so the last choice isn't really an option, but you get the picture when it comes to the variety of ultrasound imaging.

Folklore or fact? Getting pregnant soon after stopping contraceptives results in a higher chance of having a baby boy. New research answers this question once and for all.

Morbidity measures used to evaluate obstetric quality care at hospitals don't sufficiently identify areas of care that actually need improvement.

Challenge your anatomy knowledge; what body part is this 3-D image showing?

An intensive in-home program aimed at pregnant teens at risk for drug use and depression, specifically American Indian teens, proves successful.

Women who consume fried foods more than 7 times a week pre-pregnancy are more likely to have gestational diabetes when they become pregnant.

Don't overpromise when it comes to elective egg freezing. It doesn't protect against infertility nor does it guarantee a future pregnancy.

Challenge your diagnostic skills with these images from a young woman with right pelvic pain and a history of amenorrhea.

Despite the prevalence of the procedure, there is no proven best way to prevent surgical site infections related to cesarean sections.

How's this for wishful thinking to explain an extremely active fetus?

A new analysis contradicts previous findings that giving an epidural too early can prolong labor and up C-section rates.

Not enough medicine or not enough ethics? Paul Burcher, MD, PhD, shares his thoughts on finding the balance for good medical ethical decision making.

Challenge your diagnostic skills with these images of a third trimester pregnancy. Can you identify the "incidental" findings?

As if a new baby wasn't exciting enough...

People like free stuff, especially teenagers. And if you give them free birth control, particularly LARC, they tend to use it.

New data highlights the importance of 3 key behaviors of all women of reproductive age for preventing gestational diabetes.

When a jury sees a big corporation in the defendant’s chair, it can have an effect, although it is never a jury’s job to “punish” a corporation.