The Latest Breaking News from Pregnancy

A Mother's Armpits Swelled After Each of Her Four Pregnancies, and a Gentle Squeeze Brought Out Milk

A mother's armpits swelled after each of her four pregnancies, and milk came from her hair follicles when pressed. Doctors found extra breast tissue.

Medical Daily · Oct 10

A Pregnant Woman's Aorta Tore at 24 Weeks, and Surgeons Had to Fix It in a Chest Built in Reverse

Beijing surgeons rebuilt a pregnant woman's torn aorta in a body with mirror-image organs. She is well 10 years later; the fetus did not survive.

Medical Daily · Oct 10

Only About 27% of Pregnant Americans Got the Maternal RSV Vaccine in Its First Year as Season Nears

A new review estimates that only about 27% of pregnant Americans got the RSV vaccine in their first year. Here is how parents can protect a newborn this season.

Medical Daily · Oct 9

A Woman Passed a Uterus-Shaped Piece of Tissue Without the Hormone Drugs Often Linked to It

A 36-year-old woman shed her uterine lining as one intact, womb-shaped cast, a rare event doctors say happened without any hormone drugs.

Medical Daily · Oct 9

Trans NYT Executive Claimed Wife Blamed 'His Genetics' for Her Miscarriage Before He Was Murdered

A court filing by Jonathan McKinsey described alleged abuse during pregnancy, IVF-related disagreements and the premature death of his son years before McKinsey was fatally shot in California.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

Had Gestational Diabetes or Postpartum Depression? Large Study Links Pregnancy History to Later Heart and Kidney Risk

A study of 1.4 million women links pregnancy complications to later heart, diabetes, and kidney risk. What to tell your doctor at checkups.

Medical Daily · Oct 8

43 Laws And Loopholes That Sound Completely Made Up But Are Actually Real

Most of us do our best to stay on the right side of the law. Nobody’s got time for prison, of course, but rules are there for a reason. They keep us safe, resolve disputes, and stop society from descending into chaos. But the law isn’t always as straightforward as…

Bored Panda · Oct 8

Keshia Chanté's Rep Denies Drake Is Baby's Father, Says Mystery Dad Is a 'Public Figure in Music'

Keshia Chanté has denied that Drake fathered her unborn son, confirming that the baby's father is a public figure in music while keeping his identity private.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8

Nevada woman sent to prison and labeled ‘baby killer’ after a miscarriage wins $1.6M award

Patience Rousseau was convicted under an arcane 1911 statute ‘that was on the books before women were even allowed to vote in Nevada,’ her attorney said

The Independent UK · Oct 7

'Let's Not Overpraise the Pampered Actress': Anne Hathaway Says Pregnant Women Without Her Privileges Deserve More Credit

Anne Hathaway says pregnant women without her level of support deserve more credit, urging people not to 'overpraise' her for working during her third pregnancy.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7