Pregnancy

Preeclampsia Blood Test

New blood test predicts which pregnant women will develop preeclampsia

A new law is supposed to protect pregnant workers — but what if we don’t know how?

Pregnant Workers Protections

Maternal deaths in the U.S. have more than doubled since 1999, study finds

Maternal mortality

To reduce maternal deaths, Pennsylvania will begin tracking pregnancy and birth complications

Maternal Morbidity Pennsylvania

Philly's soda tax has reduced risk of pregnancy complications, study finds

Soda tax maternal health

Shackling pregnant inmates would be banned in Pennsylvania prisons under proposed law

Pregnant Women Bill

Gut microbes may help doctors diagnose gestational diabetes earlier in pregnancy, study finds

Gestational Diabetes Pregnancy

Pregnant women should be screened for all hypertensive disorders, U.S. task force recommends

Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

Women who get migraines may have higher risk for pregnancy complications, study shows

Pregnancy Complications Migraine

COVID-19 has worsened the maternal health crisis in the U.S.

maternal health crisis in US

Children's Health

Babies are being born with syphilis in Pennsylvania at the highest rate in 32 years

Congenital Syphilis Pennsylvania

More women are choosing to give birth at home, but to do so safely requires certain precautions

Home Births

Expectant mothers with autism face extra challenges, studies show

Expectant mothers with autism

Male birth control options are in development, but a number of barriers still stand in the way

Male birth control

Children's Health

Tylenol use during pregnancy may contribute to sleep, memory problems in preschoolers

Taking antidepressants while pregnant won't increase baby's risk of autism or ADHD, study finds

Antidepressant pregnancy

Using frozen embryos during IVF may increase the risk of preeclampsia, research shows

Preeclampsia risk IVF

Generation Z is more prone to high blood pressure during pregnancy, data shows

Millennials Gen Z hypertension

After years of slight declines, C-sections are increasing again – and the CDC expects the trend to continue

C-section birth rates

How much does it cost to have a baby? About $3,000 – with insurance, analysis finds

The cost of pregnancy

Self-managed abortions gain attention, but helpers risk legal trouble

To address racial disparities, IBX is now connecting members to maternal health organizations

Maternal Mortality Disparities

Genetic screening results just got harder to handle under new abortion rules

Genetic Testing Abortion

Children's Health

Super antibodies from pregnant women may help scientists develop new therapies for deadly infections

Pregnant Women Antibodies

Ripple effects of abortion restrictions confuse care for miscarriages

Abortion Pregnancy care

Pregnant women increasingly at risk of being exposed to chemicals that may harm development

Prenatal exposure to harmful chemicals

Could number of out-of-state women seeking abortions in Pennsylvania multiply if Roe v. Wade is overturned?

Mediterranean-style diet reduces risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women, study finds

Mediterranean diet and preeclampsia

To improve Philly's maternal and infant mortality rates, a collective approach is needed

Maternal Mortality Philadelphia

Treating mild hypertension early in pregnancy leads to fewer complications, study finds

Hypertension during pregnancy

U.S. births continued downward trend in first half of 2021, CDC report shows

U.S. Birth Rate

Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses

Getting vaccinated while pregnant helps protect babies from COVID-19, CDC says

COVID-19 antibodies newborns

Pennsylvania to pilot doula services program for pregnant women at state prison in Lycoming County

Doula Pa Prisons

COVID-19 poses deadly risk to fetuses of unvaccinated pregnant women, researchers say

Stillbirths COVID-19

Young adult women are more likely to experience a stroke than men their age, study finds

Stroke risk for young women

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