Recommending individualized care upends a century-old model of care, but it also corresponds to what many practices are ...

Prevention, screening, and vaccination are vital for managing infection risk during pregnancy due to altered maternal immunity.

In a study led by researchers from Mass General Brigham, children with more adverse prenatal exposures (APEs) showed higher ...

A new report from the March of Dimes highlights serious concerns regarding U.S. maternal mortality, infant mortality, and ...

Your first prenatal care visit takes place when you are 8–10 weeks pregnant. This initial visit typically takes 40 minutes. You will see either a midwife or women’s health nurse practitioner during ...

GeneDx announced GenomeDx Prenatal™, a whole genome sequencing test that delivers fast, comprehensive insights when fetal ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers compared the performance of a multimodal prenatal health care model combining in-office and telemedicine visits to an in-office-only ...

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield said complications during childbirth have risen more than 30% nationwide, and according to the ...

ALBANY, NY — Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law that took effect Wednesday. The new policy entitles pregnant ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Blanchfield Army Community Hospital recently announced the return of its Centering Pregnancy prenatal care program. Centering Pregnancy is an alternative prenatal care program, ...

Separately, the rate of pregnant minors who receive prenatal care in the first trimester is about a third lower than pregnant adults. The teen birth rate in the U.S. has long been on the decline.