Pregnancy is a time of profound transformation for a woman’s body, and recent advances in neuroscience have revealed just how remarkable these changes are, particularly in the brain. The concept of ...

A new study conducted by researchers at UC Santa Barbara mapped how the brain responds to rapid hormone changes during pregnancy. Pregnancy is a "transformative period in a person’s life accompanied ...

Black Maternal Health Week is drawing attention to persistent disparities impacting Black mothers in North Carolina and ...

Higher maternal stress during pregnancy is linked with significant increase in infant illness during the first year of life, independent of the level of stress after birth. Some stress can be normal ...

Pregnancy is a transformative time in a person’s life where the body undergoes rapid physiological adaptations to prepare for motherhood — that we all know. What has remained something of a mystery is ...

New studies by the UB, in collaboration with IATA-CSIC, reveal that a diet rich in vegetable proteins, fibre and healthy fatty acids benefits both mothers and their babies during pregnancy and ...

While many mothers have safe and healthy advanced age pregnancies, the body's natural changes with age can make pregnancy ...

Dr. Lisa Saul opens up about how she stays motivated, life-saving doula care, and more during Black Maternal Health Week.

Researchers analyzing 761 first-trimester pregnancies found that SARS-CoV-2 was rarely detected in placental tissues, ...

The conference marked the beginning of Black Maternal Health Week’s global observance; over 3,200 people attended virtually ...