Pregnancy and childbirth

Italy expands its ban on surrogacy to overseas as critics say it targets same-sex couples

ROME -- Italy on Wednesday criminalized citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy, a measure slammed by opponents…

1 month ago

Cardi B reveals birth of third child with Offset and says the newborn is the ‘prettiest lil thing’

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B has welcomed her third child into the world.The Grammy winner announced…

2 months ago

On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants struggle to survive

AURORA, Colo. -- She was eight months pregnant when she was forced to leave her Denver homeless shelter. It was…

2 months ago

‘Crisis pregnancy centers’ sue Massachusetts for campaign targeting their anti-abortion practices

BOSTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey launched a $1 million taxpayer-funded initiative in June designed to discourage people from seeking…

3 months ago

California lawmakers pass protections for pregnant women in prisons and ban on legacy admissions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California could expand protections for pregnant people who are incarcerated, ban legacy admissions at private colleges and…

3 months ago

Justin and Hailey Bieber welcome a baby boy, Jack Blues

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Bieber, who rose to international stardom in 2010 with his hit “Baby,”…

3 months ago

Norway proposes relaxing its abortion law to allow the procedure until 18th week of pregnancy

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Norway’s government said Friday it wants to relax restrictions on abortion for the first time in nearly…

3 months ago

The Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm pregnancy

BERLIN -- The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first…

3 months ago

Cardi B files for divorce from rapper Offset, posts on social media that she's pregnant with her third child

Cardi B files for divorce from rapper Offset, posts on social media that she's pregnant with her third child

4 months ago

Two deaths linked to listeria food poisoning from meat sliced at deli counters

At least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning…

4 months ago

Listeria outbreak: What to do with deli meats and what to know

2024-07-21 11:15:03 NEW YORK (AP) — As U.S. health officials investigate a fatal outbreak of listeria food poisoning, they’re advising…

4 months ago

Alabama birthing units are closing to save money and get funding. Some say babies are at risk

GROVE HILL, Ala. -- One of the last remaining birthing units in southern Alabama will close next month to qualify…

4 months ago

Top court lets New Yorkers vote on constitutional amendment barring discrimination over gender or 'pregnancy outcomes'

Top court lets New Yorkers vote on constitutional amendment barring discrimination over gender or 'pregnancy outcomes'

4 months ago

Gypsy Rose Blanchard pregnant soon after release from prison for conspiring to kill abusive mother

2024-07-10 08:40:02 Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who recruited her former boyfriend to kill her mother after years of being forced to…

5 months ago