New data suggests that women who have undergone a successful surgery to repair congenital heart defects can become pregnant, but they may have clinically significant complications. Until recently, pregnancy was discouraged in women who have undergone the so-called “Fontan operation” to correct complex birth defects of the heart. However, case reports and one clinical study suggest that women can become pregnant and deliver healthy infants.
Preliminary findings also showed a link to poorer lung function. Children of mothers who take in too little vitamin E during pregnancy may be at higher risk for asthma by age five, a new study suggests.
Pregnant women who deliver by c-section are more than three times as likely to die than their peers who deliver vaginally, according to a new report. The heightened mortality risk appears to relate to an increased likelihood of blood clots, infection, or complications from anesthesia, the report suggests.
Many pregnant women with depression are not receiving adequate treatment, if any, for their mental health condition, new study findings show.
By examining more than 120,000 children under age 6 in Massachusetts over 22 years, a newly published study shows that young children – especially infants – are now more likely to be overweight.
Many pregnant teenage girls have unrealistic views of how their lives will be with a new baby, a new study finds.
After a woman has fibroids removed by “keyhole” surgery, her chances of having a successful pregnancy and a term delivery are good, Italian researchers report. This approach is relatively safe in the hands of expert surgeons, they say.
If labor needs to be induced, it should be done in the morning rather than the evening.
A couple’s risk of having a pregnancy end in miscarriage appears to rise along with the father’s age, regardless of how old the mother is, researchers reported Monday.
Babies of younger mothers are likely to live longer than those born to older women, says a study.