At her first prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, Shana Westlake of Beacon, New York, remembers entering her OB-GYN's office full of anxiety. "They took my blood pressure, and it was ...

Medical technology company MED-EL announced Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved expanding the use ...

Theo Dawson was diagnosed with spina bifida after a 20-week ultrasound and received fetal surgery before he was born.

Essence Pinkney was born at just 24 weeks in February 2025, weighing less than a pound. Her doctors say she's now exceeding expectations.

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Karen Brennan, 38, went to the doctors for a check-up when she discovered the devastating news that her baby boy, due in a few days, no longer had a heartbeat.

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C, is preparing to welcome a new baby Asian elephant, in a major breakthrough for the zoo’s conservation efforts. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Ryan Nobles ...

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Naming a child after a grandparent or older relative is a common practice in the United States. New parents look back to earlier generations for naming inspiration, causing long-dormant names to ...

Baby Jayla has been a fighter since the day she was born at just 25 weeks old. "We went to the ultrasound, and the doctor came in and she was like, 'Well, you're gonna have this baby today,'" said ...

Medical ultrasound is widely known. Cardiologists use it to check the heart is pumping normally. Ophthalmologists use it to check for detached retinas and for tumors. But its most familiar application ...