Pregnancy

Gracing the cover yet again for the U.S. edition of 'Vogue,' pop queen Rihanna spoke candidly on how her surprise romance with New York hip-hop heavyweight A$AP Rocky came about and how the two plan on spending their lives together while raising a family. 

Scientists are preparing to introduce a new form of birth control for males, which has so far been 99% effective in preventing pregnancy amongst lab rats.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. see disturbing numbers of unvaccinated mothers-to-be seriously ill with the virus.

A tragic case of a young mother who lost her life after a C-section highlights the ongoing maternal mortality crisis which disproportionately affects Black women and women of color. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. Charles Johnson is a widower now after his wife Kira died three years ago following C-section surgery. […]

Congrats are in order for Ciara and Russell Wilson! The couple announced on Thursday that Ciara is indeed pregnant with their second child and her third child overall. Ciara posted an image on social media with the simple caption of “Number 3” as she stood on a rock with her baby bump in full glow. […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Doctors told a Florida woman she had a better chance of winning the lottery than of giving birth to two sets of twins in the same year. But Alexzandria Wolliston said she won the jackpot with the births of Mark and Malakhi in March and Kaylen and Kaleb in […]

Mike Epps and his wife Kyra Robinson Epps are expecting their first together. The newlyweds announced the exciting news on Instagram, with Kyra sharing an image of her growing belly, along with the caption, “There is so much LIFE inside of me.” The comedian/actor posted the same pic with the caption, “God bless my beautiful wife and […]

It was supposed to be a happy moment, a chance to declare the sex of a soon-to-be-born baby with a blast of color and burst of attention on social media. But the gender reveal party explosion that killed an Iowa woman last weekend highlights the extreme lengths to which some families go to advertise on […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus. Pollution composed of tiny particles from car exhaust, factory smokestacks and other sources is dangerous to everyone’s health, and during pregnancy it’s been linked to premature births […]

Source: Artem Varnitsin / EyeEm / Getty I made it eight whole months without seeing a stretch mark. My friends described my baby bump as “perfect.” Bio Oil, African Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter and Aveeno lotion became a daily moisturizing regimen in hopes of counteracting the rapid stretching of my skin. Stretch marks effect 90% […]

Nike is changing the way it handles contracts with elite female athletes that choose to become pregnant, according to Sports Illustrated.   In a letter from Nike EVP of Global Sports Marketing, John Slusher, to the company’s sponsored athletes last week, first tweeted by ESPN’s Emmanuel Acho, there was a clear change to the issue of pay for pregnant athletes. […]

Although she doesn’t look a day out of her 20s, Meagan Good is getting ready to celebrate her 38th birthday in August.