Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, precisely timed contractions to allow a safe delivery. Hormones such as ...

An inverted uterus — a uterus that folds in on itself — is a serious, potentially deadly complication. (Illustration: Joamir Salcedo; photo: Getty Images) Some people assume that pregnancy and ...

In July 2023 the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced that the successful delivery of the first baby born from a transplanted uterus outside of a clinical trial. The birth itself occurred the ...

As cesarean delivery (C-section) rates continue to rise worldwide, experts at NYU Langone Health are highlighting a surgical ...

A woman in Alabama just gave birth to the first baby born from a transplanted uterus outside of a clinical trial. Mallory (who did not share her last name for privacy reasons) had a planned C-section ...

Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) used to be a rare pregnancy condition, but it now affects roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually ...

So there I was on a rainy Friday afternoon, sitting in my gynecologist’s office after having my yearly exam. While reading back different information collected about me, the doctor said, “You have a ...

At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses gently into the receptive lining ...

"She is my angel," says Chelsea Jovanovich, who gave birth to a healthy baby boy using Cheryl Urban's transplanted uterus Wendy Grossman Kantor is an award-winning journalist who has spent 20 years as ...

Some people assume that pregnancy and childbirth will be a smooth experience, and in many cases it is. But a small number of women experience a serious and potentially deadly complication known as an ...