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 ...

Find out about the various vaginal discharge variations, from colour to texture, which help in identifying problems, like infections or cervical cancer.

Dr Timothy Oluwasola, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. In this interview with Sade Oguntola, he explains why cervical cancer often presents ...

Cervical cancer is often spoken about in the context of diagnosis and treatment, but what is less discussed and far more ...

Health experts are urging the public to seek medical advice if they notice an unusual or persistent smell, warning it could ...

Delivering a baby is hard work. Aptly named labor, the process before childbirth can be physically and emotionally taxing — and even painful. While no two patients experience labor and delivery ...

A 34-year-old woman (gravida 3, para 2) at 16 weeks’ gestation was found to have platelets unable to be quantified because of clumping on routine prenatal blood work, with a visual estimate of 40 ...

The point of breast self-awareness is to “know what your breasts normally look and feel like. And if something changes and ...

When you’re trying to conceive, every detail about your menstrual cycle suddenly feels important. One of these signs that should never be brushed aside is irregular spotting between periods. According ...

Many Black women in the US report moving through medical settings strategically as a means of survival ...

“Most of all, I think I would just say I have improved confidence and a zest for life,” mom Jessie Owen tells PEOPLE, adding, ...