FAT jabs could harm mum and baby if taken too close to pregnancy, a study suggests. Women who used the GLP-1 injections, such as Wegovy or Mounjaro, but stopped just before pregnancy or in the ...

A new study hints that pregnant people who have previously taken drugs like Ozempic may face a higher risk of certain poor ...

We heard the same story again and again this year: The women were having miscarriages. They were bleeding and in pain. They needed a medical procedure to clear their uterus, but their doctors delayed ...

A new study suggests that stopping GLP-1 medications before pregnancy may be linked to higher rates of complications and gestational weight gain. Experts caution that the findings don't prove ...

As for complications, women who'd discontinued a GLP-1 prior to pregnancy had a 30% higher risk of developing diabetes while pregnant, a 29% higher risk of blood pressure issues during pregnancy, and ...

Monica da Silva, a critical care and cardiac anesthesiologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was counseling a patient who had been in a car accident. She had suffered a broken bone and ...

X-rays during pregnancy have long been considered unsafe. The radiation could potentially harm your baby, even causing birth defects. Sometimes, however, getting an x-ray while you are pregnant may be ...

A new study provides a sweeping look at how birthing experiences differ dramatically for pregnant people of color compared to pregnant white people. (J-Elgaard / Getty Images/iStockphoto) Black, ...

In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, experts highlight the importance of managing in utero exposure to anti-seizure medications during pregnancy.

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. We heard the same story again and again this year: ...

Black, Indigenous and other people of color giving birth were more likely than white people to experience health providers coercing them to go along with procedures they did not want, or to have their ...