A Healthy Diet During Pregnancy Reduces Risk of Pregnancy Complications 
Daily Disruption
However, the new study published in the BMJ shows that following a healthy diet, overseen by health professionals, stems excess weight gain in pregnancy and reduces the risk of pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia, diabetes, ...
Dieting in pregnancy can be beneficial and reduce complications News-Medical.net
Diet during pregnancy is safe and reduces risk for complications, study finds CBS News
Good diet reduces pregnancy complications HealthNews18.com
eMaxHealth  -U.S. News & World Report 
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Checklist Improves Health Practices in Childbirth 
Voice of America
(File: AP) More women die in the developing world from complications during pregnancy and childbirth than from any other cause, according to the World Health Organization. But, a group of scientists thinks it can change that with the help of a simple ...

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Fewer women dying in childbirth 
Jamaica Gleaner
Every two minutes, a woman dies of pregnancy-related complications, the four most common causes being severe bleeding after childbirth, infections, high blood pressure during pregnancy, and unsafe abortion. Ninety-nine per cent of maternal deaths occur ...
Maternal deaths cut by half: UN Outcome Magazine (blog)
Maternal Deaths Continue To Decline But More Progress Needed Scoop.co.nz (press release)
PH needs to 'accelerate' maternal health progress Rappler

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Many pregnant women may not get STD tests 
Fox News
Researchers found that of nearly 1.3 million US women who had blood work done during pregnancy, only 59 percent were tested for Chlamydia -- a common STD that can cause pregnancy complications or be passed on to newborns. That's despite the fact that ...
Few women receive STD tests during pregnancy Private MD
So You're Pregnant? Get Tested! dailyRx

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Pregnancy brings special risks in 'Obese & Expecting' 
New York Daily News
... an hour-long TLC special on Thursday at 9 pm The moms-to-be let cameras capture intimate moments in their homes and the delivery room, revealing relationships with husbands, pregnancy complications and the first months of their babies' lives.

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40 and pregnant? Healthy weight can lower risks 
New York Daily News
If you're over 40 and trying to conceive, a new study suggests that maintaining a healthy weight before getting pregnant can modify increased risks. "If you are healthy, over 40, and not obese, your risks of pregnancy complications are certainly less ...
Extremely obese mothers a 'scary problem' - expert New Zealand Herald
Pregnant obese women face birth risks Sydney Morning Herald

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Consequences of Superovulation and ART Procedures 
Medscape
Complications from oocyte retrieval include infection, bleeding, bowel injury, and anesthetic complications. Early pregnancy complications from in vitro fertilization include multiple gestations, ectopic pregnancy, and heterotopic pregnancy.

 

Half as many women dying in pregnancy, childbirth as 20 years ago 
Los Angeles Times
About half as many women worldwide die from pregnancy, childbirth and related complications compared with two decades ago, according to United Nations estimates released Wednesday. The declining numbers of maternal deaths -- from 543000 in 1990 to ...
UN Report: Maternal deaths dropped by half over 20-year span Washington Post
Half as many women die during pregnancy, childbirth as in 1990 MinnPost.com
Too many women dying from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications TrustLaw (blog)
Philadelphia Inquirer 
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Pregnancy After 40: Healthy Weight Improves Risk 
WebMD
"If you are healthy, over 40, and not obese, your risks of pregnancy complications are certainly less than an obese 40-year-old," says researcher John R. Barton, MD, director of maternal-fetal medicine at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Ky.

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More newborns showing ill effects of maternal opioid use 
American Medical News
The increase is significant, because it is occurring in a population that usually has no health complications, said Dr. Patrick, a fellow in the University of Michigan Health System's Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. The number of pregnant ...