Identifying issues early allows parents and doctors to prepare for medical care after birth. And in some cases, doctors can ...

Jacqueline Schumer was told her unborn baby had spina bifida at her 16-week checkup. The birth defect can cause complications including trouble walking and fluid buildup in the brain. Schumer had ...

Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed appendix had lower risk of infectious complications compared with those whose complicated appendicitis was managed ...

Pregnancy after receiving bariatric surgery was associated with decreased risks for preeclampsia, gestational diabetes or impaired fasting glucose and large for gestational age neonates, researchers ...

Pregnant women with a history of bariatric surgery have better cardiovascular adaptation to pregnancy compared with women who have similar early-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) but no history of ...

Pre-surgery pregnancy tests can pose ethical questions in the case of producing a positive pregnancy test in states where abortion is banned or restricted, said Dr. Trisha Pasricha, a ...

When a surgeon asked Sharona Ben-Haim during a 2008 interview for a neurosurgery residency program whether she planned to have children, she responded the only way she felt she could: a resounding no.

An Arizona man nearly missed the birth of his son after falling ill hours before his wife went into labor. Despite having ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study investigating the outcomes of LASIK and PRK in women who underwent refractive surgery while unaware of ...

Last week, Kardashian took to Instagram to reveal that she had undergone "urgent fetal surgery" to save her baby's life. Kourtney Kardashian is sharing more pictures of her-- and her baby bump-- after ...

Wonder Woman' alum Gal Gadot expressed her gratitude for life after undergoing emergency surgery for a blood clot during her ...