Pregnancy

The Commonwealth Fund has added up the societal cost of these pregnancy and delivery complications to be more than $32 billion for all babies conceived in 2019 through their fifth birthday — and many of those costs were preventable.

There's a well-kept secret among women that finally may be getting the exposure it deserves.

Kids will bring home more than homework when school starts again. They'll also bring home germs — and this year that could mean COVID-19 and its deadly Delta variant. And if Mom is pregnant and tests positive for the virus, she's at significantly higher risk for serious complications and death.

If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or you’re breastfeeding, medical experts say the COVID-19 vaccine is safe to take and it can also be beneficial for the baby.

The University of Rochester Medical Center is joining a national clinical trial that will study the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in…

The state Health Department has been reaching out to various communities across New York, working with them on COVID-19 and now on the importance of…

Similar to older adults and people with underlying medical conditions, pregnant people face a greater risk for severe illness from COVID-19 than the…

Behind the masks, the safety suits, the face shields and all of the rest of the personal protective equipment that protects those who provide patient care…

With New York's death rate for new mothers nearly doubling in very recent years, Albany has convened experts from across the state as the Maternal…

The New York State Health Department has launched a campaign to raise awareness around addiction treatment services available to pregnant women. The…