May 5 is the Day of the Midwife. But natural-birth midwives in many countries say they are being targeted for their work. The ...

Women make up more than 50% of the population, yet before the 1990s they were largely excluded from health and medical research studies.

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife, but Ricardo Jones, a doctor and midwife, is spending it under house arrest after ...

Kenya is among 10 African countries set to benefit from a landmark Sh64.67 billion ($500 million) health fund launched by Abu ...

A Guatemalan migrant who crossed the US border eight months pregnant and gave birth in Arizona has avoided fast-track deportation after intervention by the state's governor, her lawyer and a federal ...

The four-city tour kicked off in Miami with a celebration of culture, conversation, and community care—spotlighting reproductive justice, economic empowerment, and the fight for Black liberation.

More than 8,000 women and girls are believed to have died from complications during pregnancy or birth in the first 90 days ...

A perfect storm threatens the global supply of omega-3 fatty acids, and the consequences could be devastating for human ...

Shoulder dystocia is a rare but potentially serious obstetric emergency. Although many cases of shoulder dystocia are mild, ...

A global review reveals that while lockdowns helped reduce early births in some regions, they also worsened maternal mental ...

Global health funding faces historic challenges as donor countries reduce their contributions, the director of the World ...

The paper linked phthalates, commonly found in plastics, to 350,000 deaths globally. But the data come with caveats.