About eight years ago, Ricki Lake and her producing partner Abby Epstein resolved to turn a critical eye on hormonal birth control. Their previous documentary, 2008’s The Business of Being Born, ...

At the age of 22, Eva Keller started using the patch. Knowing she did not want an invasive contraceptive like an IUD or to have to remember to take a pill every day, Keller opted for a transdermal ...

The Premature Birth Problem Preterm Birth: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention, a report released Thursday by the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, shows that 12.5 percent of ...

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that babies with larger birth weights tend to have fewer mental health and behavioral issues in childhood and adolescence.

Teenage fathers are at increased risk of having babies born with birth problems ranging from pre-term delivery or low birth weight, through to death in or near to the time of delivery, according to ...

PULLMAN, Wash. – 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 ...

Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) are the most common birth defects among newborn babies. The heart begins to grow at conception and is completely formed eight weeks into pregnancy. Congenital heart ...

TULSA, Okla. — More birth certificate headaches are being reported from several families in Green Country. For one family, they say the headache consisted of unanswered phone calls, transfers, and ...