CLEVELAND, Ohio — Women who have high blood pressure before becoming pregnant are less likely to breastfeed for at least three months and more likely to stop earlier than women without the condition, ...

The key health and social indicators needed for a new global system to monitor people's health before pregnancy have been ...

Obesity before pregnancy, not just during, may shape a child’s brain and raise the risk of autism spectrum disorder, a new study has found. Epigenetic changes in eggs triggered gene shifts linked to ...

Only a few decades ago, a diagnosis of lupus could mean giving up the dream of having children. Women with systemic autoimmune diseases like lupus were warned that pregnancy was too risky – both for ...

Emerging evidence suggests that higher-intensity exercise doesn’t harm healthy pregnancies—and may protect against conditions like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia.

When to share pregnancy news is more complex than the 12-week rule suggests. Science, psychology, and your own life all have ...