A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association outlines maternal stroke risk and prevention and treatment strategies during pregnancy and postpartum.

LGBTQ+ individuals face significant postpartum healthcare barriers, including higher primary and specialist care use, cost-related nonadherence, and delayed care. Despite similar health insurance ...

A nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s maternal infant unit in Florida holds a newborn baby. Postpartum sailors will now have 12 months to complete a physical fitness test, rather than nine months. ...

Treating mild anxiety in early pregnancy can substantially reduce the risk of postpartum depression and anxiety disorders. Nonspecialist providers can effectively deliver preventive CBT interventions ...

Pregnant women who aren’t White are more likely to experience symptoms of postpartum depression and less likely to receive mental healthcare for those symptoms, say the results of several single-state ...

Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year. A study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the School of ...

November 5, 2024-- The cost of childbirth and postpartum health care results in significant, ongoing financial hardship, particularly for lower-income families with commercial insurance according to a ...

About one in eight women with gestational diabetes had evidence of kidney dysfunction at 5 months postpartum, according to ...

A study of 29,685 American women finds postpartum depression (PPD) is a significant health issue, with nearly 13 percent of the sample being at risk. Results showed that women who were currently ...