Researchers say that a blood test may soon identify which pregnant women are at highest risk of developing postpartum …
Pregnancy
FDA Warns Pregnant Women Of Migraine Medication Risks
U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children’s intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant.
Family MattersPregnancy
Study Reports Success in Discouraging Elective Early Deliveries
To discourage planned early deliveries, hospitals are banning moms from scheduling births before 39 weeks without a medical reason. And it’s working.
Judge Orders Morning After Pill Be Available Without Prescription, Without Restrictions
In the latest volley over the contraceptive Plan B, a federal judge reversed the Department of Health and Human Services decision to restrict over-the-counter availability of the morning after pill to those 17 years or older .
Study: Women Abused As Kids More Likely To Have Children With Autism
The results are the first to suggest a trans-generational contributor to the developmental disorder.
If Men Are Scarce, Women Have Smaller Babies
It’s about evolution; if dads aren’t around, mothers-to-be make subconscious calculations to balance their needs against those of their children.
Family MattersWork & Life
Happy 20th Birthday: Q&A with the Women Behind the Family and Medical Leave Act
It provides workers with more rights if they have to take time off for a family or health emergency. But its creators say the act could do more.
Family MattersReproductive Health
Midwives Say Birthing Centers Could Cut C-Section Rates and Save Billions
Most women still give birth in hospitals, but midwives hope to change that
Study: Four Treatable Conditions Cause Most Pregnancy-Related Infections
Pregnancy-related infections are one of the leading causes of death among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries — but most of these infections are treatable and preventable, researchers say.
Study: Free Birth Control Slashes Abortion Rates
What would happen if women at risk for unintended pregnancies received the birth control of their choice — especially the more effective kinds — at no cost?
Family MattersParenting
Psst. Hey, Marissa Mayer: Why Crowdsourcing Baby Names Is a Bad Idea
As Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer decides what to name her newborn son, could “Homepage” or “Cloud” be on the table?
