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

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The Arabic word “jihad” has several, related meanings. It means “struggle” – the struggle to lead a good Muslim life or build ...

Context can change the weave of history. And the DNA of an object, a way of doing things, an individual's family can help ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

In early June, Sasha, who was around 16 weeks pregnant, started to bleed vaginally. She went to the emergency room, where ...

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 ...