Elizabeth Simms was 27 years old and about 31 weeks pregnant when she suddenly noticed the first signs of what turned out to ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery ...

Jaclyn Hayes Lin was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer when she was 32 weeks pregnant, but a drug from a clinical ...

Some women rush to their doctor just days after getting a positive pregnancy test, but Dr. L. Joy Baker said she often sees ...

The number of unhoused women who delivered babies has surged in recent years. Caring for them requires empathy and collaboration, social service providers say.

Every year, a group of Oregon health care professionals gathers for a grim exercise — reviewing every case in which a mother died during or soon after pregnancy.

Baby Eloise was only 14 ounces when she was born nine months ago Julia and John Thompson were excited to finally get pregnant after years of trying — but the excitement slipped into fear when they ...

Every year, a group of Oregon health care professionals gathers for a grim exercise: reviewing every case in which a mother died during or soon after pregnancy. In February, they reported a troubling ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In early June, Sasha, who was around 16 weeks pregnant, started to bleed vaginally.