Women entering pregnancy with multiple conditions face a 20 per cent higher miscarriage risk and around four times the risk of anxiety and depression, new research...
Climbing during the third trimester was not linked to higher rates of self-reported pregnancy complications in a global study. The findings provide direct evidence on an...
Medtech startup Peripear has won an Innovate UK award for developing a wearable designed to prevent perineal trauma during childbirth. The Oxford-based company is developing a...
Pregnancy complications are linked to greater health-related social needs among Black and Latina women, a study has found. Adverse pregnancy outcomes include pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational...
Phthalates found in plastics and personal care products may be linked to higher blood pressure during pregnancy, a study suggests. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including pre-eclampsia,...
Higher cumulative doses of common fertility drug clomiphene citrate may increase pregnancy loss risks, according to new research. Around one in six people experience infertility, with...
Women should not feel pressured into an “ideal birth”, health secretary Yvette Cooper has said as she promised major maternity reform. Cooper has returned to the...
