Pregnancy

A new study is reassuring for women who are taking hormone-blocking pills after a breast cancer diagnosis and want to become pregnant.

The “Nope” actress addressed her social media fans with an unveiling of her pregnant belly on the famous Studio 8H stage, saying, “I’m especially glad to be here though, because, there’s some rumors going around.”

COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims.

Results from a 1,700-patient international study in 2019 showed the drug neither reduced premature births — as originally thought — nor resulted in healthier outcomes for infants.

The “Flight Attendant” star, 36, announced Oct. 11 on Instagram that she is expecting her first child, a baby girl, with her boyfriend, “Ozark” actor Tom Pelphrey. 

For some, an epidural or other medications feel like too much. Nitrous oxide can help them.

Vasectomies are becoming more popular among those who want to live childfree. New York Times gender reporter Alisha Haridasani Gupta joins LX News to discuss her recent article.

Two couples claim that a San Diego-based surrogacy company took their money and promised a baby – but didn’t deliver. The company is now being investigated by the FBI. NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports.

Two couples claim that a San Diego-based surrogacy company took their money and promised a baby – but didn’t deliver. The company is now being investigated by the FBI.

Professor Khiara Bridges went viral this week after her exchange with Sen. Josh Hawley during a hearing on abortion rights. She called out the Missouri senator for transphobia after he questioned Bridges’ use of the term “people with a capacity for pregnancy.” That term is more inclusive of trans and nonbinary people who are capable of getting pregnant, explains Leslie...

Expectant mom Brandy Bottone got a ticket in Dallas, Texas recently, for driving in the HOV (carpool) lane with fewer than 2 people in the vehicle. But Bottone argued that her unborn child should count as her second passenger. The county sheriff’s officers who ticketed her did not buy it. Bottone joins LX News Now to share her story of...

The musician, who uses she/they pronouns, penned the essay for Vogue on July 1 and candidly discussed the birth of her first child, Ender Ridley, and the health issues they struggled with leading up to their son’s birth.

A couple expecting their second child got a big surprise when they found out they were also expecting their third in a rare case of superfetation — getting pregnant while already pregnant.

Non-invasive prenatal screening tests carry a risk of false results, the FDA said in a safety communication Tuesday.

The U_N_ Population Fund says new research shows that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide — 121 million annually — are unintended, which it calls “a neglected crisis.”

She had a rare condition called “placenta percreta” that turned her world upside down

New research suggests the coronavirus can invade and destroy the placenta and lead to stillbirths in infected women.

A new study raises the possibility that simply chewing sugarless gum might make a difference in reducing early births.

Nigerian medical student Chidiebere Ibe honed his art skills and then created multiple medical illustrations that depict Black people – and then his work went viral. What did it mean for other doctors to see those drawings? “I’ve never seen a medical illustration that actually showed a Black or brown mom and a baby. So I knew immediately that it...

U.S. health officials say Merck’s experimental COVID-19 pill is effective but they raised questions about its safety during pregnancy.