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Women have a higher risk of miscarriage if they are taking an NSAID pain reliever like ibuprofen while they are trying to conceive.
Women with high phthalate levels in their urine during pregnancy are more likely to deliver early. This puts baby & mother at risk.
Boosting hormone intelligence can help women live better in every stage of life. Dr. Aviva Romm explains how to blend science and tradition.
The FDA has just approved the first drug specifically for postpartum depression, but the cost is extremely high.
An unplanned pregnancy is life-changing. Why aren't women warned that antibiotics may interact with oral contraceptives? When 1+1=0 and 3!
A pharmacist refused to fill a valid prescription because he had an ethical question about it. The customer called him out on social media. What would you do?
Couples having difficulty conceiving a child can get help from a fertility specialist. In this broadcast for April 28, 2018, learn what should you say to someone struggling with infertility?
Pregnant women who take PPIs or H-2 blockers to treat heartburn symptoms during pregnancy increase their risk of having babies with asthma.
When doctors prescribe a brand-name drug rather than its compounded version, it costs 50 times more. That's extreme sticker shock!
When pregnant women treat heartburn with popular acid-suppressing drugs, their babies have an increased risk of developing asthma.
Women at risk of miscarriage were less likely to lose the baby if they experienced morning sickness very early in the pregnancy.
Women may need to make sure they take a vitamin supplement with folic acid before pregnancy begins to ensure adequate amounts for a developing fetus.
Women whose B vitamin levels were elevated during pregnancy were significantly more likely to have a child with autism spectrum disorder.
A new study links mom's diet soda consumption during pregnancy to a greater risk that the infant will be overweight at one year.
Women who ate lots of vegetables and not much meat or sweets were 25 percent less likely to develop hypertension after gestational diabetes.
Two careful studies of the effects of extra prenatal vitamin D supplementation on a child's chance of developing asthma gave ambiguous results.
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for depression in all adult Americans, including pregnant women and those who just gave birth.
Pregnant women are being urged not to travel from the US to South American or Caribbean countries where Zika virus is prevalent.
Fluoxetine (Prozac) and paroxetine (Paxil) taken during early pregnancy increase the possibility of birth defects, but other antidepressants may not.
Waiting at least three minutes to clamp a newborn's umbilical cord can give a male infant a small but significant advantage in later years.
High urinary concentrations of compounds from antiperspirants, aftershave and possibly sunscreens were linked to longer time to conception.