The county's new initiative to verbally screen pregnant women for drug, alcohol and tobacco use isn't aimed at the stereotypical drug-addicted mom-to-be.
It's aimed at the casual users, the white, college-educated expectant mother who...
The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks for both mothers and newborns.
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Birthdays are special, and birth days — hospitals, backless gowns, labor pains and hearing that first cry — are special, too, but not just for the parents. Imagine the euphoria of seeing a baby born. Now imagine...