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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,...
Experts Warn of Unsafe Fake Children's Car Seats Sold Online
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 – Jillian Davis was pleased to be gifted a car seat during her pregnancy, from a family member who bought it online from a major retailer. But following the delivery of her...