Almost all women can and should be physically active during pregnancy.

Researchers and health care providers use the term neural tube defects to describe one important category of birth defects.

For your health and safety, and for the health of your baby, there are certain physical activities that you should not do while you are preg...

After the birth of your baby, your doctor will talk with you about things you will experience as your body starts to recover.

Many women with gestational diabetes have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies because they follow a treatment plan from their health care...

Once you have the baby, your body should be able to use its insulin more effectively.

Birth defects can be caused by different factors, such as:

Spina bifida (SB) is a neural tube defect (a disorder involving incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord, and/or their protective co...

According to the CDC and Prevention, "maternal prenatal alcohol use is one of the leading preventable causes of birth defects and devel...

Vitamins and immunizations aren't the only things that can help promote a healthy pregnancy.