David A. Becker MD, Timothy N. Dunn MD, Jeff M. Szychowski PhD, John Owen MD, MSH for the Center for Women’s Reproductive Health and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at ...

It's common for pregnant people to experience light bleeding after sex, especially in the first trimester, and it is often harmless. Bleeding may be caused by hormone changes or physical contact with ...

Your body keeps your baby safe by developing a natural protective system. A mucus plug is one such defence that plays a major ...

Preterm delivery is one of the primary causes of newborn death, and it is linked to early multiorgan system disorders as well as several long-term neurodevelopmental, familial, and ...

Pregnancy can be a strange time, whether it's your first child or not. With daily changes going on in the body, hormones flying about all over the place, pregnancy cravings running wild and ...

Dr. Carolyn Spiro-Levitt was 20 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix. Like most women, the 31-year-old clinical psychologist in New York City, had never heard the term ...

“Your cervix is in danger of effacing. You’ll be tremendously lucky if your baby makes it to 24 weeks.” I was staring at the doctor who had just delivered this news, but I was having trouble ...