If you're trying to conceive or think you might be pregnant, you may be wondering about pregnancy blood tests. Here, we'll look at the accuracy, benefits, and risks. People who are trying to ...

How accurate are pregnancy tests? Getting a reliable reading largely depends on when and how you use the test. It all starts with peeing on a stick or into a cup – and though th ...

If an at-home pregnancy test is positive, "the majority of people don't need a blood pregnancy test to confirm they are pregnant. And in fact, our[doctors'] urine tests are exactly the same as the ...

The results of a blood test that measures either hCG and PAP-A (pregnancy-associated protein A) in maternal blood are used with an ultrasound measurement of the fetus' skin at the back of its neck ...

Curently the only available blood test to tell which women are at risk of postpartum depression (PPD) is the one that ...

Women who develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have distinct neuroactive steroid levels during the third trimester of pregnancy.

Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood during the third ...

New moms who just have had twins run a high risk of heart disease in the next weeks and months, a new study suggests.

Preterm birth - defined as delivery before the 37th week of pregnancy - is one of the leading causes of infant deaths in the ...