Poor communication between patients and providers often hindered pain management, increasing the risk of postpartum depression, researchers found. Black and Latina women regularly reported that ...

A woman's risk of developing postpartum depression is influenced by several pain-related factors before and after childbirth, ...

Have you ever wondered the reason behind pain during pregnancy and after delivery? As it can raise a woman’s risk of ...

I still remember freaking out to my husband after our last birthing class—the one where we watched a simulation of a woman’s body pushing a baby through the birth canal. “How am I going to do that?” I ...

Postpartum experiences are as unique as the pregnancies that come before them. Because of this, it can be difficult to ...

FARGO-Ashley Leslie of Fargo went through physical therapy before, during and after her pregnancy, and she thinks it made a big difference. "I can actually say I enjoyed being pregnant," she said. "It ...

While parenting is a joyous journey, it can also take a toll on your body — and the repetitive tasks involved in caring for an infant can lead to significant discomfort and pain in the wrist and thumb ...

A new QuintilesIMS analysis found women use opioids far more than their male counterparts. Although middle-aged women have the highest rate of opioid use, the report notes that “nearly one in five ...

Pregnancy does some pretty incredible things to your body, but for many women, it can also leave you feeling a little unfamiliar in your own skin afterward. One of the most common changes is diastasis ...

Women who received opioids — especially tramadol — around childbirth had an increased likelihood of continuing to use them after childbirth, with an even greater increase in the risk among those who ...

You watch her push through another night and wonder how much longer one person can hold everything together. This article explains what severe postpartum exhaustion looks like, why it becomes ...

Back in the stirrups again, I leaned back as I waited to see my doctor for my 8-week postpartum follow-up. I had a c-section, and aside from the removal of my staples at 1-week postpartum, the only ...