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Your pregnancy countdown can get jumbled pretty quickly. Are you 13 weeks pregnant or 14? First trimester or second? Three months pregnant or four? Then there’s figuring out your due date — which, for ...

Many people with gestational diabetes deliver their babies at full term of 39–40 weeks. But delivery may happen earlier if there are risks for the parent or baby. If you’ve received a diagnosis of ...

NHS data suggests inducing women with uncomplicated pregnancies at 39 weeks may reduce inequalities in adverse outcomes, according to a study by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine ...

Congratulations, you're pregnant! There's no doubt this is one of the most monumental and memorable times of your life, but it also comes with lots of physical, mental and emotional changes. If you've ...

Each week of gestational age was associated with 6% lower hyperactivity scores and 5% lower scores for ADHD, cognitive problems or inattention, according to the report. Birth at 37 to 38 weeks was ...

While another of the life-altering experiences of having a child is finding out the age-old question—boy or girl—many parents choose to take advantage of modern-day imaging and find out during the ...

Ahh, the first few weeks of pregnancy—the nausea, beginning weight gain, and fatigue, not to mention the uptake in hormones. But those are just the side effects to the most important question: When do ...