Midwifery refers to the care of women and childbearing people during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, as well as care of the newborn baby. They may also provide gynecologic care, family planning, and routine primary care.
A high-risk pregnancy is one in which a woman and her fetus face a higher-than-normal chance of experiencing complications. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Infertility is the inability to get pregnant after a year of trying, which can result from a variety of factors. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
With advancements in non-invasive imaging and surgical techniques, it is now possible to treat many problems in a fetus before birth.
Birth control is any medication, device, procedure, or behavior used to prevent pregnancy.
Giving birth by Cesarean section (C-section) is safer than ever. Today's anesthesiology and pain management treatments ease pain for mothers.
Ovulation induction uses fertility medications to stimulate the release of eggs from the ovary. Intrauterine insemination can be used with it to achieve pregnancy. Learn more about these procedures.
Surrogacy is a process in which a woman carries and delivers a child for a couple or individual. Learn more about this process.
Male infertility is characterized by low-quality sperm or difficulty with sperm production that interferes with conception. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
A condition that occurs when a pregnant woman's placenta attaches to the lowest part of the uterus, covering part or all of the cervix. In most cases, women with placenta previa cannot safely deliver a baby vaginally.