Pregnancy

Childhood obesity lead exposure

High lead levels during pregnancy may increase risk of childhood obesity

Adverse pregnancy outcomes increase risk of high blood pressure

Pregnancy complications and high blood pressure

Health Insurance

Insurers test new way to cut maternity care costs

Maternity Care Bundled Insurance payments

U.S. abortions fall to lowest total since Roe v. Wade

Abortion total hits lowest figure since Roe v. Wade

Children's Health

Federal health officials to pregnant women, teens: Don't use marijuana

Pregnancy adolescent marijuana use

A high-fat diet during pregnancy may prevent Alzheimer's disease in children

high fat diet alzheimers

Mediterranean diet may be antidote to unhealthy weight gain, gestational diabetes in pregnant women

Mediterranean diet pregnancy

The low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet may boost fertility for those struggling to conceive

keto diet infertility

Today is #BumpDay: help spread word about rising maternal mortality rates in U.S.

Pregnant woman holding stomach

Maternity Care Coalition helps families adjust to pregnancy, parenting

Maternity Care Coalition Philadelphia Nonprofits

Temple alum, former 'Today' show host Tamron Hall talks pregnancy at 48

Tamron Hall baby People magazine

Children's Health

How much speech do unborn children hear? It varies

Pregnant Baby Speech Development

Men have a ticking biological clock, too

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Black women, other minorities, are more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes

Black women pregnancy deaths

Penn Medicine shortens hospital stays for mothers and their newborn babies

Newborn Baby at Hospital

After two miscarriages, a rainbow baby is on the way

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FDA approves first drug to treat postpartum depression

postpartum depression treatment

Heart attacks can happen to young and fit women – as South Jersey mother learned

Heart Attack SCAD

Bucks County woman became pregnant twice despite colorectal cancer

lauren ricotton colorectal cancer mom

Birth control pills hit by FDA recall may not prevent pregnancy

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This time when my water breaks, take me to a hospital without surprise bills

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Swelling and painful feet: how to solve the most common foot problems when you're pregnant

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Health panel announces effort to assist women experiencing pregnancy-related depression

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The Monthly Migraine: Pregnancy with migraines

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Children's Health

Researchers project that climate change will increase infant congenital heart defects

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'Unconditional support': A day in the life of an abortion doula

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Woman gives birth via uterus transplanted from deceased donor — the world's first

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The boy embryo at center of headline-making IVF swap is stored in Philadelphia

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Wait at least one year between pregnancies for optimal health, new study suggests

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Same-sex couple each carried baby boy thanks to innovative fertility doctors

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Delaying pushing in birthing mothers results in a longer, more dangerous birth, new study finds

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There are several types of miscarriage, but none are talked about enough

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Marijuana study finds THC lingers in breast milk of nursing moms

Breast feeding

Penn Medicine offers 'more natural' alternative to in vitro fertilization

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Holding space for pregnancy loss: 3 components for doulas to consider

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Expectant mothers may lower autism risk through diet alterations, study finds

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Pregnant millennials may be more depressed than previous generation, study finds

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Doulas and birth plans: Empowering each birthing woman

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Children's Health

Music to their ears: Why you should play music for your children's developing brains

Katie's Baby_Music

Pennsylvania establishes review committee on rising maternal mortality rate

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Children's Health

Protecting our children from E. coli as outbreak worsens

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