You may worry about your baby if you find out that you have placenta previa. You are likely to be in your second trimester if ...

Placenta previa is a serious condition during pregnancy in which the placenta sits very low in the uterus. Its location may cover the cervix fully or partially. This condition may cause bleeding and ...

Between 2003 and 2013, the United States was one of only eight countries that saw an increase in maternal mortality ...

The rock star, 80, secretly fathered Ruth Clapton during an affair with studio manager Yvonne Kelly, while he was married to ...

SPONSORED: University Health's program targeting placenta accreta turns high-risk pregnancies into healthy births.

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

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

Overall, sexual minority people had a 7% higher risk of requiring a Cesarean delivery, researchers report in the February 2026 issue of The Lancet Regional Health. The highest risk was among people ...

A year ago, an obstetrician sliced through several layers of fat and muscle, while I was wide awake on a hospital bed, and pulled my son from my body. It was great. Over quickly, no lasting trauma, ...

Those who identify as heterosexual who have prior same-sex experience had the highest risk WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People who identify as a sexual minority are more likely to ...

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