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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Abnormal serology alone should not lead clinicians to advise against pregnancy when counseling women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), even those with previous renal disease, ...

When a 46-year-old woman found herself pregnant with her sixth child, she decided not to go for any early medical check-up, ...

In my clinical practice, many women planning pregnancy ask whether age can affect the health of their baby. Over the last few ...

No amount of alcohol is safe for expectant mothers in any trimester. According to a new study from the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center even moderate alcohol use during pregnancy is ...

Berlin, Germany: Aneuploidy (the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes) in embryos is a major cause of impaired embryo development, leading to conditions such as Down syndrome, as well as to ...

A recent randomized trial [1] sought to determine whether exogenous progesterone supplementation in early pregnancy complicated by vaginal bleeding results in higher live birth rates. Progesterone is ...

Hispanic/Latina women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) – conditions marked by high blood pressure during pregnancy – are more likely to have abnormalities in their heart ...