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Higher Mental Well-Being Tied to Lower Fear of Childbirth

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 – A woman’s sense of mental well-being is the strongest predictor of how fearful she is about childbirth, according to a study published online July 4 in the Journal of Psy...

How Confidence and Positivity May Ease Fear of Childbirth

MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 — Up to 60% of women feel some level of fear about giving birth, but a new study suggests that a strong sense of mental well-being could make a difference. Researchers from R...

Cerebroplacental Ratio Better Guides Delivery With Perceived Less Fetal Movement

THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 – An additional ultrasound measurement to assess resistance in fetal blood vessels can improve the decision of whether to expedite birth when a woman in the final stage of...

Most Dads Take Two Weeks or Less of Parental Leave, Study Finds

WEDNESDAY, July 2, 2025 — Taking time off work when a baby is born is good for dads and babies alike. But a new study finds that most fathers still don’t take much parental leave — often because they ...

Abortion-Ban States Provide Worse Health Care To Pregnant Women, Study Says

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 — Pregnant women are more likely to have poorer health care in states that ban or restrict abortion, a new study says. Expectant mothers are more often uninsured and have l...

Consensus Guidance Lays Out Recommendations for Postpartum Physical Activity

FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 – New mothers are encouraged to engage in two hours per week of exercise, according to a consensus guideline published online March 25 in the British Journal of Sports...

Black Americans Twice As Likely To Die During Childhood As Whites

WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – Black babies and children are more than twice as likely to die as white kids, and that gap has grown since the 1950s, a new study says. Black kids died at a rate 2.15...

New Moms Benefit From Regular Workouts

WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – Childbirth is an overwhelming accomplishment, but new mothers would do best not to rest on their laurels following delivery, a new guideline says. New moms should clock...

Smog During Pregnancy Threatens Newborn Health

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 – Newborns are more likely to be born sickly if their moms are exposed to air pollution during pregnancy, a new study says. A woman's exposure to air pollution during the last...

States With Abortion Bans See More Infant Deaths

FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2025 – In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in infant deaths, new research reveals. Two studies,...

Increase Seen in Infant Mortality From Sudden Unexpected Infant Death

FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 – Infant mortality rates decreased from 1999 to 2022, but infant mortality from sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) increased significantly, according to a study published...

AI Can Help Spot Congenital Heart Defects

FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors detect fetal heart defects, improving newborns’ chances of survival, a new study says. AI-aided analysis of prenatal ultrasounds ...

Food Insecurity in Pregnancy Linked to Perinatal Complications

MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – Food insecurity in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for perinatal complications, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in JAMA Network Open. Rana...

U.S. Preterm Births Are on the Rise

FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – Over the past decade, rates of preterm birth in the United States jumped more than 10%, a new study of more than 5 million births shows. The rise dovetailed with an increase...

Good Maternity Care Increasingly Tough to Find in U.S.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – In the two years since the March of Dimes' last report on the state of U.S. maternity care, more than 100 hospitals nationwide have shuttered their obstetric units,...

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