A new international report highlights the damage that exposure to tobacco does to developing children and calls for increased tobacco control measures.

How you breathe while sleeping during early pregnancy may affect your risk for gestational diabetes.

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended that clinicians provide counseling to pregnant and postpartum women who face a raised risk of depression.

Many women may deal with postpartum depression and similar disorders for years after giving birth, a new study found.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) may be relatively common, according to a new study.

It's a well-known fact that smoking during pregnancy can harm the baby. Now, researchers may have a clearer picture as to why that is.

The question of whether to take antidepressants during pregnancy is an intimate and complicated one. But if you're pregnant (or trying to be) and you have depression, you may want to consider the risks.

Many moms-to-be who take antidepressants may assume that weaning themselves off their meds is the safest thing for their baby, but the truth may not be so simple.

Welcoming a new baby brings joy, but it can also bring a time of stress, worry and depression. New evidence suggests that medications might help new moms with depression.

Premature birth can lead to serious health consequences for newborns. And new research shows that the mother's mental health status may raise the risk of early delivery.