The past few years have seen more attention being paid to maternal mental health. Many people are now aware of conditions such as postnatal depression, which affects one in seven mothers. Up to 45% of ...

Women pay more than men for haircuts and dry cleaning. They wait longer to use public restrooms. And in the latest indignity—at least for the short term in Oregon—women at America's colleges and ...

A snippet of hair can reveal a pregnant person's stress level and may one day help warn of unexpected birth problems, a study indicates. Washington State University researchers measured the stress ...

Most Americans are concerned about problems caused by the country’s current low birth rate, and a majority think it’s best to have two or more children. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone ...

Birth trouble is scattered across the mammal world The old assumption has been that natural selection should weed out severe birth problems in wild animals. If mothers or offspring die because of ...