HealthDay News — Higher maternal blood pressure increases the risk for multiple adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in BMC Medicine.

Prepregnancy maternal underweight is associated with lower BMI in infants conceived via ART, with sex-specific elevations in ...

A mother's health during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period is the foundation of lifelong well-being, directly ...

SAN DIEGO — Maternal hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is associated with an increased risk for adverse birth outcomes and childhood morbidities, including respiratory, metabolic, central nervous system, ...

In a recent review article published in Nutrients, researchers summarized what is known about the effects of excessive folic acid (FA) supplementation for mothers on children. Study: Risk of Excess ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe, researchers investigated whether smoking during pregnancy or adulthood reduces the likelihood of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D) ...

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body destroys its own insulin-producing beta-cells in the pancreas, leaving patients with a lifelong dependency on external insulin. Children ...

Maternal health forum held in Birmingham, discuss health disparities and policy ...