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 ...

From calming massages that balance the nervous system and promise a better night’s sleep to facials that soothe, depuff and ...

The group of providers in South City established STL Nurture Collective to offer local families a comprehensive approach to postpartum care.

Finally, new blood testing provides real-time, dynamic information about a patient's clotting ability at the bedside.

Findings from a Norwegian study reveal that comprehensive postpartum care by GPs improves women's satisfaction and addresses ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many women suffer complications in the time between giving birth and the 6-week visit. A Women in Medicine ...

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 ...

For two years, federal funds have been available for states to extend postpartum health care from two months to a full year for moms on Medicaid. The policy is popular across the Midwest, with Kansas, ...

I was diagnosed with postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder and psychosis. I’m a neurologist married to a neurosurgeon; I ...

Many women with diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy did not receive appropriate postpartum care to reduce their future risk of cardiovascular disease, a study at one health system has ...

Parkland and UT Southwestern have operated the Extending Maternal Care After Pregnancy program in partnership since October 2020. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer Moms with diabetes and chronic ...