Pregnancy

Pregnant mothers in many rural areas struggle to access adequate care. A lack of specialized doctors and maternity wards can increase the risk of labor complications and force patients to drive long distances. A new telehealth pilot program aims to connect rural physicians in Northeast Colorado with OB-GYN hospitalists at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.

The Colorado legislature is considering a new bill that would require private health insurance companies in the state to cover in vitro fertilization –...

There’s wide variability in state policies about what care to give to women who are pregnant and behind bars. That’s according to a new report from the…

A variety of genetic tests are available to screen both fetus and parents. One option that's growing in popularity is called an expanded carrier screening. The results can be useful and overwhelming.

Postpartum depression hits low-income women especially hard. Will a promising new drug, Zulresso, become affordable and accessible enough to help them?

A tiny fraction of American women choose home birth, but that number is inching up. And in some social circles it's downright trendy. One pregnant woman investigates the pros and cons.

Shortly after Emily Goodwin relocated her family across the country, they got some big news. “We found out we were pregnant less than a month after we...

An influential expert panel recommends pregnant women at risk of depression get referred to counseling to prevent the illness. But for many women and their doctors, it may be easier said than done.

Pregnant women in intensive care with severe cases of the flu have a higher risk of giving birth to babies prematurely. The risk of breathing problems for the baby is also substantially higher.

People for and against abortion rights are watching what happens with President Trump’s nominee to fill an empty seat on the Supreme Court.Anti-abortion…