A Florida couple’s first baby, who was born at 27 weeks and weighed just over 1 lb., recently returned home after 81 days in ...

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A South Carolina family endured three child losses, including two to miscarriage. This year, they finally get to celebrate ...

When contractions are about five minutes apart and the cervix, the baby's passageway out of the uterus, has opened to a diameter of about four centimeters (1.5 inches), the mother has entered what ...

Elective labor induction isn’t always best for your baby. If it’s done before you are at least 39 weeks along in your pregnancy (one week away from your due date), or before your cervix is ...

It happens when some of the blood vessels that connect your baby's umbilical cord to your placenta cross over, or near, the opening of your cervix. When your water breaks, these blood vessels ...

Having regular pregnancy check-ups with your doctor or midwife can help identify potential problems, including placenta ...

A mother's womb containing her unborn baby was lifted from her abdomen during a life-saving operation. Lucy, 32, a special ...