Whether you’re instructed to stop using birth control before surgery — and when — depends on many factors. Your choice of contraception, risk of blood clots, and the type of surgery all play a role.

Making informed decisions about childbirth represents one of the most significant choices expectant parents face. While both vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections safely bring babies into the world ...

A phase 1 clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery before birth is a safe and promising approach to treat myelomeningocele, a ...

For the first time, surgery has corrected an abnormal blood vessel in the brain of a fetus. The baby – who has a rare condition called vein of Galen malformation – was born without complications, ...

Going through labour can be nerve-wracking, even if you have given birth before. If you are planning to deliver vaginally after a previous C-section, your anxiety may reach its peak. You may wonder, ...