The Latest Breaking News from Pregnancy

GOP AGs ask Google not to limit anti-abortion clinic results

Some federal lawmakers urged Google last month to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy clinics in certain abortion-related search results

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Covid in late pregnancy 'raises early birth risk' as women urged to take precautions

Researchers advised pregnant women in their third trimester to wear masks and social distance.

Daily Record · Jul 21, 2022

Young woman with 'tummy ache' only discovers she'd given birth after seeing two feet in toilet

She had no idea she was pregnant until she saw the seven-pound baby in the toilet - but despite the shock she says she is taking to parenting like a duck to water

Irish Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

Minor rape survivor can end pregnancy after 26 weeks: Delhi HC

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has permitted a minor rape survivor to medically terminate her pregnancy after 26 weeks, saying her misery and suffering would stand compounded if she was forced to bear the mantle of motherhood at a tender age.

The Times of India · Jul 20, 2022

Texas laws say treatments for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies remain legal but leave lots of space for confusion

Treatments for certain pregnancy complications are distinct from abortions under Texas laws, experts say, but confusion has already limited some patients’ access to life-saving procedures and medicines.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 20, 2022

With COVID and influenza on the rise, how worried should pregnant women be?

COVID cases are on the rise and influenza is back with a vengeance, so how worried should pregnant women be about contracting "flurona"?

ABC News · Jul 20, 2022

Covid late in pregnancy linked to higher risk of premature birth

Experts say they did not find a connection to miscarriages, however

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

Post-Roe, doctors worry about what constitutes lifesaving care

WASHINGTON — Health care providers say the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has led to increased confusion over what sort of emergency and lifesaving care they can provide to patients facing a pregnancy-related health crisis.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

TV rarely gets childbirth right. After Roe, the gory truth matters more than ever

"Bloody show" is a colorful term for the mixture of blood and mucus that indicates the cervix is preparing for labor.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2022

Supreme Court to hear on July 21 woman’s plea for termination of 23-week foetus

The High Court had denied the permission to abort saying that it virtually amounts to killing the foetus

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2022