Around one in 11 million. Those are the odds medical experts gave Rachel and Marco Vargas for their rare pregnancy.

A New York doctor was indicted by a grand jury in Louisiana on criminal abortion charges for allegedly prescribing an abortion-inducing drug to a teen in Louisiana.

FedEx is making some progress. It’s not rosy yet, but long-delayed packages are starting to arrive. It’s not rosy yet, posts ...

Preterm birth―defined as delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy—is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the United States. Babies born prematurely are also at an increased risk of having ...

A mom's health during pregnancy is not likely to influence her child's risk of autism, a new study argues. Many previous studies have reported such a link, but researchers say nearly all these ...

The odds of having identical quadruplets are one in 11 million births. With Rachel Vargas's complications, her babies are one in 40 million.

Exposure to cold in the Netherlands and to heat in Spain appears to be associated with more psychiatric symptoms among ...

Researchers found 12 different types of plastic in placentae—with significantly higher levels in those from preterm births.

During the first round of his Senate confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S.

A mom’s health during pregnancy is not likely to influence her child’s risk of autism, a new study argues.Many previou ...

For years, studies have suggested that a mother’s health during pregnancy could influence her child’s likelihood of ...

Previable premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is when the amniotic sac, the protective membrane that surrounds the fetus, ...