Women who put on weight and have a baby later in life may be significantly more likely to develop breast cancer, new research suggests.Experts in the United Kingdom discovered that a big weight gain ...

Professor Donald Peebles, national clinical director for maternity, NHS England, said: “The national implementation of the ...

The teacher was arrested and the boy rescued from Shamlaji, a border area between Gujarat and Rajasthan, on April 29 ...

Doulas are non-medical professionals trained to support people through significant health-related experiences, such as childbirth, miscarriage, abortion and death. Bishop-Stacker said her organization ...

Women who experience significant weight gain after the age of 20 and either have their first child after the age of 30 or don ...

The couple excitedly announces to ESSENCE that they are having their first child together and couldn’t be happier.

When Jessica Johnson, 36, began to experience labored breathing and heart palpitations, she quickly made an appointment to see a cardiologist.

While Black Maternal Health Week has passed, the conversation and the work behind the movement goes on. Tiara Johnson has made it her life’s mission to help other Black mothers receive quality ...

There is a sacred alchemy that happens when a woman's body creates life. For a time—whether weeks or months—you held the ...

An abortion clinic in Colorado that for more than 50 years served people who looked to terminate their pregnancies in the ...

A new generation of PRCs are filling in the gaps in maternal medicine in regions with unmet needs in women's healthcare, housing, and other social services.