Researchers at the National Institutes of Health say the best advice for women trying to get pregnant is to de-stress your life before you conceive. For the first time, the study evaluated Cortisol levels, a stress-linked hormone.

Researchers evaluated 61 women over 12 months to check for pregnancy status and Cortisol levels

China has announced new rules to control and prevent the spread of AIDS. The law, which comes into force on March 1, will also ban discrimination against AIDS sufferers.

Local authorities will be responsible for providing free testing, as well as free medication for poor patients and pregnant women who have the disease

Health officials said Friday that Americans taking Accutane to fight acne may be given more time to register in a program that has been devised to limit the use of the drug by pregnant women.

Accutane has been found to cause birth defects, which is why officials are asking patients and doctors to register in a program called iPledge. Those looking to continue using the drug must be registered by March 1

Researchers at Yale report they can accurately detect dangerous infections in pregnant women, and also predict the possibility of premature birth.

Catalin S. Buhimschi, M.D., describes the technique as profiling specific proteins in amniotic fluid for inflammation

he hormone surges during pregnancy that keeps

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