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Pregnancy-related deaths are on the rise…and sepsis is a big reason
More and more people each year are dying from complications related to pregnancy and delivery. In the United States, deaths...
Infectious Diseases, Pregnancy, Women's Health, Sepsis
60 years of innovation: NICHD research through the years
Since 1962, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has helped save lives and improve...
Pregnancy
PregSource: Using input from pregnant people to uncover the secrets of pregnancy
What is PregSource? PregSource®: Crowdsourcing to Understand Pregnancy is a research project that collects data about pregnancy from the...
Pregnancy
Mother spreads awareness after multiple preeclampsia diagnoses
When Mavis Stephens became pregnant with her first child in 1995, she expected a healthy pregnancy. She was young and active...
Pregnancy
Reducing health disparities around pregnancy
Despite many medical advances and improvements in maternal health care, significant health disparities in the care of pregnant people still...
Pregnancy
NIH research may help predict gestational diabetes earlier in pregnancy
Gestational diabetes is a disease that develops during pregnancy and affects how the body turns food into energy. In the...
Pregnancy
How to stay healthy during pregnancy
A healthy pregnancy is one of the best ways to promote a healthy birth. Early and regular prenatal care can...
Pregnancy
Promoting healthy pregnancies
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is excited to work with the National Library of Medicine...
Pregnancy
Allyson Felix is a champion for maternal health
Rigorous training and preparation has helped Allyson Felix win 11 Olympic medals, two of which she won this past summer at...
Pregnancy
NIH study links opioids to pregnancy loss
A new study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) indicates that women who use opioids while trying to conceive...
Opioids, PregnancyPersonal Story
Opening up about pregnancy and loss
Alise Crutchman had been trying to get pregnant for a few months when she finally conceived in 2017. For Alise and...
High-Risk Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Personal Story, Women
A different path to starting a family
Mary Lanzara was 25 years old when her 20-year journey to motherhood began. The New Jersey native became pregnant six months...
High-Risk Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Personal Story, Women