A recent study led by Ph.D. in Epidemiology candidate Marion Granger Howard and published in JAMA Pediatrics compared the health outcomes of planned hospital births vs. planned community births (i.e., ...

On the afternoon of Sept. 9, 2024, Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at University of Florida Health in ...

A YOUNG dad who used a commonly prescribed cream for a year has told how he was left “screaming in agony” and bedbound for ...

Part two in our series explores how the emerging Birth Justice movement is addressing deep-rooted inequalities affecting ...

IN BREAKING BAD a mild-mannered chemistry teacher reinvents himself as a drug lord after learning he has terminal cancer. A new study suggests the television show’s plot is less outlandish than it ...

Alabama law requires sexual education programs in public schools to emphasize abstinence as the only completely effective way to avoid unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. On ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Lawmakers are continuing to push for more women’s health legislation this session in Tennessee. Recently, an amendment to allow insured Tennesseans to obtain a 12-month ...

Lakers big man Jaxson Hayes has been suspended for one game for pushing the Wizards mascot before Friday’s road win in Washington. The league announced Hayes’ punishment on Wednesday. Jaxson Hayes ...

Amanda Seyfried started the year with two of her movies in theaters at the same time, The Housemaid and The Testament of Ann Lee. The first one is a crowd-pleasing thriller that’s been hitting box ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — Jan. 23 marks “Maternal Health Awareness Day,” and advocates say it’s a time to raise awareness of the health risks of motherhood and to promote better access to prenatal ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...

SB 381 would allow adult adoptees in California unrestricted access to original birth certificates, restoring equality, identity rights and transparency. a360 For decades, California law has required ...