International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Pregnant women who are overweight and smoke could be putting the development of their child's heart at risk, maternal and newborn health research has shown.

Maternal and newborn health research has discovered a link between women eating a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy and an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes.

A safe motherhood study has found an association between subclinical hypothyroidism and an increased risk of developing severe preeclampsia.

Maternal and newborn health research has shown male babies are at a higher risk of experiencing language delay if they are exposed to high levels of testosterone while in the womb.

A team led by Professor Andrew Whitehouse of the University of Western Australia studied 767 infants.

Director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Margaret Chan has spoken about the importance of having good information to improve maternal and newborn health around the globe.

Mothers-to-be who are faced with warfare are more likely to give birth to underweight infants, maternal and newborn health research has shown.

A maternal and newborn health study has shown the negative effects of alcohol exposure on foetuses are particularly significant during the second half of the first trimester of pregnancy.

Doctors should only disclose information that is important to maternal and newborn health in the first 30 weeks of pregnancy, keeping the sex of the unborn child secret from parents.

Taking antidepressant medication during pregnancy has been linked to a higher risk of giving birth to a child with high blood pressure in the lungs, maternal and newborn research has shown.

Maternal and newborn health research has found no evidence that excessive weight gain in infants can be prevented by women taking fish oil tablets during pregnancy.