New mothers often experience forgetfulness, dubbed "mom brain." But there's actually a lot more happening in new parents' brains, experts say.

When Lauren Lawton got pregnant, she stayed active for her mental health and even trained until the day before giving birth.

A postnatal education program called New Mom School is giving new mothers tools, support and answers to navigate life after birth.

The statistics are staggering: one in eight mothers faces postpartum depression within the first year after delivery, according to the ...

A new report by Executive Moms, an advocacy, research, and advisory organization, reveals the divide between the needs of working women with infant children and employers’ responses to those demands.

Chi Obidike says the nine-month hospital stay tested her faith, patience and strength, but “the best is yet to come.” ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is launching a new initiative to support birth outcomes for mothers on Maternal Health Awareness Day. “I ...

Louisiana is among the worst-performing states in maternal and infant health outcomes. Now the city health department offers home visits in those crucial first months.

Donald Winnicott, a British pediatrician and child psychoanalyst who wrote extensively and compassionately about the relationships between mothers and their infants, is best known among a general ...

Detroit has become the largest city to participate in Michigan State University's Rx Kids program, a public-private partnership that gives cash to new mothers during the baby's first six months of ...