Pregnancy

New research led by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center say pregnant women who test positive for COVID-19 are not linked to adverse outcomes.

The CDC has warned that women who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy are at a higher risk of severe illness. Dr. Jennifer Haythe from Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, explains what pregnant women need to know about their health and the health of their baby during the pandemic.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says pregnant women with opioid addiction should have access to medication in new guidelines released Monday aimed at improving care for women and newborns affected by drug use

Singer Meghan Trainor revealed that she’s expecting her first child with husband Daryl Sabara.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have shared with the world that they lost their baby following pregnancy complications. We welcomed Stacey Stewart, the CEO of March of Dimes, a nonprofit that works to improve the health of mothers and babies, to discuss how the couple’s openness about their loss is helping to break the culture of silence around miscarriages and...

Sarah Ferguson is so excited to be a grandma. Princess Eugenie announced the happy news that she and her husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting a baby on Instagram, sharing an adorable snap of baby shoes. “Jack and I are so excited for early 2021,” the caption reads.

Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell have announced they’re expecting a baby girl in 2021. The 22-year-old daughter of the late Steve Irwin shared the news with her social media followers on Tuesday, Sept. 22. “Baby girl, you are our world,” Irwin wrote on Instagram. “Our beautiful daughter is now about the same size as a hatchling Aldabra tortoise and is…

Cardi B reveals why she chose to confirm pregnancy rumors during her “Saturday Night Live” performance, reaffirms her Twitter love for Chrissy Teigen and teaches everyone how to use her popular catchphrases correctly.

Heidi Murkoff, author of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” speaks about her book “What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting.”

There is no evidence that COVID-19 infection during pregnancy directly impacts the growing fetus, NBC News reports. But the stress of being pregnant during the pandemic might.

Pregnancy usually has ups (Strangers hold doors for you!) and downs (Strangers try to touch your stomach!). But what about during a global viral pandemic, when you don’t interact with many strangers at all, and no one wants to touch a door knob, much less another person? Pregnancy during a pandemic is definitely not what you expect when you’re expecting. Watch TODAY...

Hospitals are seeing a bump in pregnancies for 2020 – a possible effect of the months-long lockdown across the country.

New research out of Northwestern University could be a first step to answering the many questions that persist about how contracting the coronavirus during pregnancy affect mother and baby. The small study followed 16 women who tested positive for COVID-19 and gave birth between late March and early May at Northwestern’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Looking at the placenta, it found that these mothers “were...

Access Hollywood shares updates on famous expecting moms, including Katy Perry, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Ciara, Gigi Hadid, Lea Michele and Sophie Turner, as well as busy new parents like Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith.

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted many pregnant women to consider home births to avoid hospitals and other expectant moms ill with COVID-19 in the labor and delivery ward. Indeed, a startling analysis of universal test results at two New York City hospitals last month found about 13% of women who showed up to have a baby were coronavirus positive, even though they felt...

Major hospitals in Massachusetts are taking extra precautions for their pregnant patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. At UMass Medical Center in Worcester, a clinic has been dedicated just for expectant mothers who have the disease.

Gigi Hadid opens up to Jimmy Fallon about experiencing her first pregnancy in quarantine and why she sobbed uncontrollably when she received a surprise birthday cake from Buddy Valastro.

Angela Primachenko was 33 weeks pregnant when she was tested for COVID-19 on March 24 because she had a fever and other symptoms. Eight days later, the 27-year-old respiratory therapist from Vancouver, Washington, was fighting for her life on a ventilator while in a medically induced coma. At the same time, she gave birth to her daughter after doctors at Legacy Salmon Creek...

Ashley Duque, her husband Diego Duque and their 2-year-old daughter Ana have been looking forward to welcoming another member to their family. Everything was going well until three weeks ago, when Ashley Duque tested positive for the coronavirus at about 15 weeks pregnant. Initially, she was sent home to self-isolate, but a week into her diagnosis she still wasn’t better….

Dr. Deborah Birx on Wednesday reassured pregnant women that hospitals around the country are taking added measures to ensure the safety of patients and their babies as the coronavirus spreads. “Don’t miss your appointments,” she said. “If your OB thinks you need to be there, you should go.”