The American Hospital Association is partnering with Epic on the Safer Births Postpartum Hemorrhage Collaborative, a nationwide eight-month-long initiative to help care teams better identify, prepare ...

One of the most distressing pregnancy and postpartum mental health disorders involves graphic, distressing thoughts and ...

Having a baby is an exciting and sometimes overwhelming experience. Adjusting to life with a new baby who is dependent upon you will take much of your time and attention. Your own body has gone ...

Women should have contact with a provider within the first 3 weeks postpartum The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a revised Committee Opinion proposing a new design ...

Let Mommy Sleep deploys Registered Nurses and newborn care specialists as a coordinated team, addressing what a new ...

Most pregnant people are in regular touch with their maternity care providers over the course of nine months, with ever-more-frequent visits, tests, and scans as their due date nears. For many ...

Many women with diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy did not receive appropriate postpartum care to reduce their future risk of cardiovascular disease, a study at one health system has ...

Medicaid is an essential source of maternal and postpartum care for low-income Americans, covering 42% of births in the U.S. People who give birth receive maternity care until at least two months ...

From weight loss to pregnancy prevention, experts say these postpartum body myths need busting.

This story was co-published with ProPublica. Doctors would see new mothers sooner and more frequently, and insurers would cover the increased visits, under sweeping new recommendations from the ...