A new study of women age 50 and older who had children using donated eggs reveals that pregnancy at this age carries about the same risks as similarly induced pregnancies in younger women.

Mothers-to-be who are both overweight and smoke during their pregnancy risk damaging their baby's developing heart, according to new research.

Teens need more information about the conditions under which pregnancy occurs, the CDC said today.

Medical researchers have found a link between increases in temperature and the incidence of stillbirth and shorter pregnancies.

A recent study, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, finds that pregnant bottlenose dolphins - especially in the later stages - find their swimming speed almost halved and tail movement restricted, Victoria Gill Science reports for BBC Nature.Originally interested in how baby dolphins learned to swim, lead researcher Shawn ...

Changes in a mother's psychological state before and after she gives birth may affect her baby.

Changes in a mother's psychological state before and after she gives birth may affect her baby.

Violent deaths are outpacing traditional causes of maternal mortality, such as hemorrhage and preeclampsia, and conflicts with intimate partner are often a factor, researchers report.

A California-based study has looked in detail at air quality and the impact of traffic-related air pollution on premature birth. Results from the study show that traffic-related air pollution, especially polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, is associated with up to a 30 percent increase in premature births, and that seasonal changes and ...

The overall quality of a pregnant woman's diet is linked with risk for two types of serious birth defects, a new study has shown. In the study, women who ate better before and during pregnancy gave birth to fewer infants with malformations of the brain and spinal cord, or orofacial ...

Mothers who are exposed to particular agents during pregnancy could give birth to children with a higher risk of asthma, according to new research.

GoFigure takes a look at the gestation periods of various animals compared to humans.