childbirth

Health By Leah Samuel

Pregnant women don’t need prenatal multivitamins, study concludes

Health By Helen Branswell

Zika infection can damage fetuses even if pregnant women show no symptoms

Health By Megan Thielking

Teen birth rate in the US plummets to an all-time low

Health By Felice J. Freyer — Boston Globe

Hospitals seeing an influx of drug-dependent newborns

In the Lab By Karen Weintraub

Two newborn deaths in the same family set off a race to solve a medical mystery

Health By Leah Samuel

With womb transplants a reality, transgender women dare to dream of pregnancies

Health By Helen Branswell

New tool helps predict waves of babies with birth defects due to Zika

Health By Megan Thielking

Inducing labor late in pregnancy doesn’t increase C-section risk

Politics By Andrew Joseph

Nine pregnant women in the US were infected with Zika, CDC says

Health By Megan Thielking

Why ‘vaginal swabbing’ your newborn might not be a good idea

Health By Andrew Joseph

Breaking down what the pope’s nod to birth control means for public health

Health By Liz Kowalczyk — Boston Globe

Hospitals pushing new moms to keep infants with them, not in nurseries, after birth

Health By Andrew Joseph

Zika shadows a maternity ward in Colombia

Health By Leah Samuel

The average new mom is older than ever

Health By Melissa Bailey

Teen birth rates plunge to record low

Health By Megan Thielking

Sky-high C-section rates in the US don’t translate to better birth outcomes