Strengthening the standards to which Medicaid managed care organizations are held would likely improve access to and delivery ...

Martinez isn't alone. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, at least one in seven mothers experiences ...

New parents are told to expect tears, mood swings, and sleep deprivation, then sent home with a newborn and a "you've got this." For many, those early emotional whiplash days really are a short‑lived ...

Most pregnant people are in regular touch with their maternity care providers over the course of nine months, with ever-more-frequent visits, tests, and scans as their due date nears. For many ...

Movement is a cure for many health problems and helps when you are hit by postpartum emotional turbulence. A yoga expert explains why low-intensity workouts matter at this time and which ones are safe ...

After childbirth, care shifts to the baby, leaving mothers vulnerable. Postpartum emotional trauma often goes unnoticed, affecting mental health, healing, and families.

A study surveying mothers nine to 12 months postpartum found that more than two-thirds of women reported at least one physical health problem since childbirth. This can include backaches, incontinence ...

"The findings of this randomized clinical trial suggest that the current lack of support for postpartum transitions to primary care is a missed opportunity to improve recently pregnant individual’s ...

The official medical term for postpartum hair loss is telogen effluvium, which is when more hair than usual is shed from your ...

The RHOP alum recalled her scary experience after giving birth to her son, Jett Maxwell Lee Bassett.

Many women remain undiagnosed and untreated due to stigmas surrounding postpartum depression, with limited awareness and ...

North Carolina's NCDHHS launched the "I Gave Birth" campaign on Maternal Health Awareness Day to improve postpartum care and ...