(THE CONVERSATION) Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed too late, needed to wake up early or still felt tired when you woke up from what should have been a full night’s ...

Even women who felt well before pregnancy may begin to notice symptoms around 28 to 30 weeks, when the cardiovascular system ...

A new study from Washington State University reports that a single pregnancy exposure to a toxic fungicide can raise disease ...

High blood pressure disorders during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of thinking problems later in life, according to a study. Researchers found that those with these disorders had a ...

FUTURE STUDIES. WELL, IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, PREGNANCY COMES WITH MANY SYMPTOMS, BUT HAVING A HEALTHY MOM IS A TOP PRIORITY, SO IF YOU PLAN ON BECOMING PREGNANT, YOU MAY WANT TO SPECIFICALLY ASK ...

This article was reviewed by Sara Harcharik Perkins, MD. Key Takeaways: It’s possible to lose hair when you’re pregnant, but it’s far less common than postpartum ...

Cardiac problems are on the rise in pregnant women. During pregnancy, a woman’s heart rate is estimated to increase by at least 25 per cent. This can place women at a higher risk of a range of heart ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Looking at the overall pattern of alcohol consumption during pregnancy is better at predicting problems in the offspring than are individual alcohol-related risk factors, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jenalee Doom, University of Denver and Melissa Nevarez-Brewster, University of Denver ...