Prenatal Care

A new UCLA study points the way to more accurate predictions of pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, before symptoms arise

Dr. Yalda Afshar, MD, PhD, shares insight from the new study

Answers to questions about breastfeeding amidst COVID-19

Tips for Pregnant Women Amidst Coronavirus

Dear Doctors: Our daughter-in-law is four months pregnant with our first grandchild. When she and our son were recently visiting for the weekend, we became aware that she’s secretly smoking. She says it’s OK because it’s just three cigarettes a day and asked us not to tell our son. Is [...]

May awareness day for condition that affects 2 percent of pregnant women Morning sickness—nausea and vomiting during pregnancy—occurs in up to 90 percent of women. Even animals, including a Gorilla named Calaya, have experienced it, too. About 2 percent of pregnant women suffer a more severe form of [...]

For pregnant women, the prospect of prenatal testing creates both hope and fear. The hope: That they’ll learn the gender of their unborn child and that it [...]

Fourteen months after the Zika virus [...]

Maintaining optimal oral health is important in all stages of life, but it’s even more important when a woman becomes pregnant. Pregnant women can experience negative, and often unexpected, changes in their oral health that have long-term repercussions. These can include an increase in cavities due to frequent [...]