Imagine you got a rough night of sleep. Perhaps you went to bed too late, needed to wake up early or still felt tired when ...

At age 34, Leah Bahrencu was the picture of heart health. “I’m a group fitness instructor and nutrition coach,” says Bahrencu, who lives in Austin, Texas. But after she got pregnant with twins, her OB ...

Israeli scientists say that women with persistent thyroid hormone imbalance during their pregnancy may be at an increased ...

Taking the pain medication acetaminophen, also known under the brand name of Tylenol, during pregnancy may be associated with child behavioral issues at three years old. That's according to a new ...

Why connect these two epidemics? In addition to being a leading cause of pregnancy-related illness and death, there is now compelling evidence that preeclampsia and other complications of pregnancy ...

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is associated with sleep and behavior problems consistent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study by Penn State College of ...

Women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have a 2.4-fold higher risk of developing hypertension within 10 years, according to new data from a largely Black cohort of women.

Background Early cardiovascular disease risk detection opportunities are limited in men, whereas gestational diabetes, ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths. Growing rates of obesity are contributing to more heart disease risks during and after pregnancy, experts warn. People with obesity are ...

Latasha Green shares her lupus journey through pregnancy planning, fertility challenges, research participation, and hope for others.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association, along with several other leading medical ...

We all would agree that sleep is essential to our lives, and that without a proper night of sleep, we would not be able to function well the following day. However, and for some reason that I still do ...