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Dozens of Iowa hospitals have closed their birthing units. A team of University of Iowa nurse midwives can’t reopen them, but they’ve found a way to provide prenatal checkups and other crucial services.

Researchers have developed a tool for clinicians to screen pregnant women for potential eating disorders, which can be hard to identify.

The CDC recorded nearly 3.66 million live births in 2021, a 1% increase from 2020.

Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face several concerns related to their reproductive health decisions, from contraception to pregnancy to delivery.

Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery for complicated appendicitis had fewer complications than those who received nonsurgical treatment or delayed surgery.

May some birth interventions by physicians not be necessary?

Pregnant women with even mild hypertension should receive blood pressure-lowering medications to reduce the likelihood of adverse outcomes for the mother and the child, according to a large, open-label, randomized trial.

Pregnant women with anorexia are at increased risk for poor outcomes and require multidisciplinary care that includes mental health and specialist medical, obstetric, and nutritional support.

A large US study addresses a long-standing question raised by studies in resource-poor settings about birth outcomes of women with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Women with a history of migraine are at increased risk for preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, and other adverse pregnancy outcomes, new research suggests.