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.

Caffeine consumption in the weeks before pregnancy and during early pregnancy may be linked to miscarriage, 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.

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

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.

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.