Senator Carlos G. Smith introduced a water safety bill to prevent child drownings in Florida, which has the highest rate in the nation.

Nunavik doctors are calling on authorities to improve the region's fragile water infrastructure. In the meantime, health ...

Even if they're surrounded by vast bodies of water as far as the eye can see, residents of Quebec's Far North lack a reliable ...

An Illinois congresswoman is proposing legislation "to protect all moms" after one of her constituents was discharged from a ...

If you're considering getting pregnant or in the early stages of pregnancy, chances are you're already researching hospitals for where you want to deliver your baby and what to expect at the hospital.

The challenges in Bentiu are a microcosm of a national emergency. South Sudan records 1,150 maternal deaths per 100,000 live ...

A healthy postpartum diet is essential for new mothers as the body heals, recovers, and adapts to breastfeeding. Experts say ...

Preterm birth rates are worsening across the country, with 21 states seeing higher numbers this year compared with 2024.

Early in pregnancy, Molly Ercole already had an idea of what she wanted for her childbirth. "I didn't want to see a different doctor at every appointment," says Ercole, a non-profit ...

Mercedes Somich was on the operating table when she said she left her body. It was the 24-year-old’s first pregnancy, and her ...

A 2023 report revealed that Nigeria has the second-highest cases of maternal and neonatal deaths.Prosper Peter, a fisherman, lost his pregnant wife in 2019 in Makoko, a floating community on the Lagos ...