Old advice that it could be dangerous to eat and drink fluids during labour is no longer applicable, a study implies. As long as expectant women are considered at low risk of needing a general anesthetic, it should be fine to eat a light meal instead of starving through labour.

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William Hunter and William Smellie commissioned a regular supply of corpses so they could study the physical effects of pregnancy, argues a respected historian

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Hundreds of women have trusted him with their bodies and their dreams of motherhood. Many depend on him as their doctor today.

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UK scientists have produced further evidence to suggest delaying becoming a mother may be risky.

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The president of the Australian College of Obstetricians has renewed the call for abortion to be decriminalised throughout Australia.

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A simple saliva test could help spot which expectant women are likely to go into premature labour, experts believe.

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"I have been thinking this week about how we, as people who love justice and love peace, respond to injustice, violence, and tragedy.

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Women who breastfeed their babies may be lowering their own risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke, research suggests.

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wow.

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The UNICEF annual report on The State of the World's Children 2009 is not exactly a harbinger of good news especially concerning teen pregnancies and births. Some figures from the report are as follows:

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KINGSTON, Ontario, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- High blood pressure during pregnancy could be a woman's earliest warning that she is at risk of developing heart disease, Canadian researchers said.

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Australian doctors have raised concerns about clinics offering vaginal cosmetic surgery, warning the trend towards so-called "designer vaginas" may be exploiting vulnerable women.

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Pregnancy Past 40 (or... WTF am I thinking?!?)

Right now, as Week 18 draws to a close, what I'm thinking is "Yo, Peanut- My uterus is not a moon bounce!" I had all but forgotten just how active a healthy pregnancy can get.

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A full-term pregnancy lasts from 38 to 42 weeks. Babies born before completion of week 37 are premature.

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The rate of preterm births is rising in the U.S. mostly because of Cesarean section births, according to an analysis of nine years of data.

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THE senior health executive who employed the "Butcher of Bega" Graeme Reeves, despite being warned he was banned from obstetrics, has become the first head to roll over the scandal.

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NSW police are investigating fresh claims linking disgraced former doctor Graeme Reeves to the deaths of 15 mothers and babies.

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Ines Ramirez is recognized internationally as a modern miracle: the only woman known to have performed a successful Caesarean section on herself. She has no medical training.

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Jackie Marlin on Pure Health Trends Network's possible solution to female ovulation issues. Natural Progesterone.

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The national organization for obstetricians and gynecologists is coming under fire for a new policy saying all doctors, including those who are pro-life, should refer women to abortion centers.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A homeless and unemployed woman living in a women's shelter is doing what she can to care for her newborn triplets. Monica Roberts, 33, gave birth Oct. 12 at Saint Mary's Health Care to a girl and two boys.

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The placenta acts like a parasite to avoid attack by a mother's immune system, researchers have discovered. A University of Reading team found it employs a cloaking device very similar to that used by parasitic worms.

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WOMEN who have caesarean births have double the risk of death and illness to themselves and their baby, a study has found. As caesarean rates in many of Melbourne's hospitals hit 30 per cent, doctors are urging women to give birth naturally if they can.

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Risk of a common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears to escalate when even one partner is African-American, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study presented at the 34th annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gy …

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This is a story about women, about labor, about waiting. It is a tale of those who give life, and those who have life snatched from them. It is a story of hope, and of despair; an account that begs to be shared but that should have been erased from time.

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