ATLANTA, May 21 (UPI) -- About 1 in 8 U.S. women drank some amount of alcohol during their pregnancy, federal health officials said.
CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The government of the Canadian province of Alberta says a study it ordered found a disturbing number of pregnant women have been smoking.
CHICAGO, June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have confirmed that women who are two- to five-months pregnant can safely undergo essential dental treatment.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. studies suggest pregnant women face judgments and discrimination when applying for jobs.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 4 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers suggest 200 fetuses could be saved each year if pregnant women buckled their seatbelts.
BOSTON, March 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. study finds that magnetic resonance imaging can be used to detect appendicitis in pregnant women. Using MRI avoids the radiation involved in using CT scans, which could harm the fetus.
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Tanzania's predominantly Muslim island of Zanzibar, bowing to women's groups, has scrapped an old law banning pregnant girls from attending schools.
LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A new study released Thursday suggests pregnant women with an infection in the vagina called bacterial vaginosis have an increased risk of miscarriage.
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Women who drink while pregnant might be increasing the risk their daughters someday will engage in inappropriate sexual behavior, researchers reported Sunday.
ATLANTA, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds pregnant Afghan woman have poor access to prenatal health care. It says among women of reproductive age, the mortality rate due to maternal causes was 41 percent -- more than 100 times the ra
