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The nation’s crisis in maternity care and newborn health is concentrated in the countryside—and federal policy is about to make that crisis significantly worse. In the months and years ahead, unless something dramatic changes, giving birth in a rural county is going to become an even more dangerous prospect. Care will be in shorter supply,…

Recurrent miscarriage is a distressing and complex condition affecting individuals and couples around the world who are hoping to grow their families. Advances in reproductive medicine are improving our understanding of recurrent miscarriage and enabling more targeted, evidence-based approaches to care. 

BackWhat are maternal health inequalities, and how are we stopping them? 30 July 2026 | By: Newcastle University | 3 min read

Child & Maternal Health Opinion: Data disruptions put powerful maternal and child health tool at risk sommart / iStock

Research presented by Taipei American School student Jeffrey Zi Kang Huang at ESHRE 2026 through an international collaboration among Taiwan IVF Group, Ton Yen General Hospital, and Stanford University

Elizabeth Randel relied on courage and trust to navigate her high-risk, uncertain pregnancy. But she never lost hope. Today, her son’s happiness and strength are a testament to Elizabeth’s perseverance, the support of her family and the expertise of the care team

A grandmother rocks the hammock of five-month-old baby Ladoo in Rehri Goth, Pakistan. Researchers in Pakistan have found a link between premature births and the microbiome of pregnant women. Diaa Hadid/NPRhide caption

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have transformed infertility treatment from a medical intervention into a global standard of care. As the use of ART continues to expand worldwide, questions have emerged regarding whether pregnancies conceived through ART are biologically equivalent to those conceived naturally. Clinical evidence suggests that ART-conceived pregnancies are associated with increased risks of…

Every 45 minutes, a woman in Pakistan dies from pregnancy-related complications – a grim statistic that underscored the urgency of the 4th International Family Planning Summit held in the metropolis

Breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy or in the years following childbirth often presents with features associated with more aggressive disease. These may include larger tumors, lymph node involvement, higher tumor grade, and a greater likelihood of triple-negative breast cancer