Jacqueline Schumer was told her unborn baby had spina bifida at her 16-week checkup. The birth defect can cause complications including trouble walking and fluid buildup in the brain. Schumer had ...

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Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed appendix had lower risk of infectious complications compared with those whose complicated appendicitis was managed ...

For pregnant women experiencing painful gallstones, immediate surgery to remove the infected gallbladder may be better than postponing the operation until after childbirth, a new study suggests. Acute ...

CINCINNATI (Liz Bonis) -- A study released Wednesday, May 13, has the latest on surgery during pregnancy.The report said surgery does appear to be safe for women even if they are pregnant. Researchers ...

Painful gallstones are common during pregnancy. The pain can be intense, coming on suddenly, increasing and often radiating to the back. When gallstones cause inflammation of the gallbladder, a ...

When a surgeon asked Sharona Ben-Haim during a 2008 interview for a neurosurgery residency program whether she planned to have children, she responded the only way she felt she could: a resounding no.

Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed appendix and their fetuses had significantly better outcomes than those whose condition was managed without an operation ...

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Pre-surgery pregnancy tests can pose ethical questions in the case of producing a positive pregnancy test in states where abortion is banned or restricted, said Dr. Trisha Pasricha, a ...

"I did the routine pregnancy test you do before surgery. It said negative. It was not negative," Chrissy Teigen explained Chrissy Teigen is opening up about her pregnancy story. One day after it was ...