Higher rates of breastfeeding, use of vaccinations and lower rates of smoking may be behind lower rates of ear infections in recent years, a new study found.

Lots of research suggests that omega-3s may have health benefits for those who consume them. For pregnant women, those benefits may extend to baby.

Doctors have prescribed steroids to pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery for decades. But what about those at risk of late preterm delivery?

Could the vitamin D in mom's diet during pregnancy affect her children's future health? Regarding asthma, that question might have been answered.

Moms-to-be, here's one reason why you may want to trade that plate of fries for some veggies.

This week is National Folic Acid Awareness Week, but the vitamin is important all year long.

Could taking birth control pills while pregnant harm a developing baby? It's unlikely, new evidence suggests.

Breastfeeding is known to provide a wide range of potential health benefits for babies. But what about for moms?

Science has accomplished miraculous feats to help women unable to get pregnant achieve their dreams of motherhood. Now, doctors are hoping to help even those women who lack an essential element of every pregnancy — a uterus.

More hospitals are teaching new mothers and moms-to-be how to breastfeed their newborns — a development that could lead to healthier children, health officials say.