Based on new evidence, the World Health Organization has released new guidelines for excessive bleeding after birth.

Our World in Data indicates that women tend to live longer than men. Across the globe, this “longevity gap” is a well-documented phenomenon. But this wasn’t always the case. Rewind the clock to the ...

The Arabic word “jihad” has several, related meanings. It means “struggle” – the struggle to lead a good Muslim life or build a good Muslim society or fight a holy war for Islam, or all three of those ...

The quality of historical knowledge depends on how information is processed, and from what angle. In high-level re-enactment of ancient times, re-enactors use experimental archaeology to reconstruct ...

The Lancet Editorial1 on empowering women during childbirth is intended to reflect a caring approach that proposes avoiding both overmedicalisation and dogmatic natural birth pundits. The Editorial ...

Early medical abortion at home up to 12 weeks of pregnancy is safe, effective, and comparable to hospital care, finds a five-year review of cases in Scotland, where this timeframe is legally permitted ...

June used to be the most popular month for weddings. But brides' love for fall vibes means October has taken the crown as the top time for marriage.

June used to be the most popular month for weddings. But brides' love for fall vibes means October has taken the crown as the top time for marriage.

Our 10 recommended books for October include the first new novel from Thomas Pynchon in more than a decade, a pandemic tale from Susan Straight and a memoir from Susan Orlean.

Pregnancy and childbirth presented the medieval expectant mother with a whole host of challenges and dangers. Just as today, there was a lot of instruction on how a pregnant woman should behave to ...

Around the world, girls continue to get married as young as age 12, often to men much older than them, in hope of a better future. A new report, shared exclusively with CNN, provides rare insight into ...