Pregnancy

A newly filed bill seeks to protect pregnant people's medical needs at work.

The unknowns about COVID-19 have led to reconsideration about the need to give birth in a hospital, making the opportunity for midwifery care a viable option for expectant mothers.

Pregnancy is supposed to be a magical time for mothers and their families. But it can also be scary, and the coronavirus is making it more so.More than…

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Caroline Sten Hartnett , University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) The Centers for Disease Control reported this month that the number of births...

Most child marriages in Florida would be banned — though not for 16- and 17-year-olds when there's a pregnancy — under a bill overwhelmingly approved by...

For many parents, no stone is left unturned when preparing to have a child. There are books, classes, and blogs to prepare both mother and father for...

The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world: Sixty percent of the 700 to 900 deaths each year are preventable, including that of neonatal nurse Lauren Bloomstein.

Summer is peak mosquito season, and that means greater concern about the Zika virus.On Thursday, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and…

State health officials said Monday that seven more people have been diagnosed with the Zika virus, including two pregnant women. All seven were...

Yessica Flores is getting ultrasounds more frequently than the average pregnant woman, but there's a cruel downside accompanying the joy of seeing how...

The Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County will hold a Zika forum Friday in Tampa to address concerns about pregnancy. Zika infection is linked...