Pregnancy

A council member in Carlsbad in San Diego’s North County attended a virtual council meeting this week while multitasking to the max: she was at the hospital, getting ready to give birth to her first baby.

One of the most common pieces of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is that it will make women infertile. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief patient safety officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, explains why you shouldn’t believe this myth.

Not even locking couples up and obliterating their social calendars could convince more Americans to have babies, as our quarantine-inspired baby boom has failed to materialize.

When pandemic lockdowns forced people inside in early 2020, there was lots of speculation that all those bored couples would create a baby boom. Instead, 2020 appears to be the year of the baby bust. NBCLX’s Noah Pransky investigates why we’ve stopped having babies — and what that that means for our future.

As of this week, according to official figures from the California Department of Health, more than a million of the COVID-19 cases in the state are Latino, and up to 12,800 have not survived, as is the case of the mother of a family who lost her battle just as she gave birth to her sixth child.

She delivered five weeks early, then died days after giving birth. As seen on air Jan. 11, 2021.

Should you get the coronavirus vaccine if you are pregnant? The FDA says pregnant women should consult their doctor before getting it, because there is little data regarding the safety of the vaccine for expecting mothers. NBC 7 spoke to Dr. Joanna Adamczak, a perinatologist and OBGYN at Sharp HealthCare, about the advice she’s giving her patients. She said she…

The FDA’s Dr. Peter Marks said Saturday that pregnant women should consult their doctor before taking the Pfizer vaccine, given that pregnant women were not part of the clinical trials for the emergency use authorization. “The provider and individual can make a decision about whether the benefits outweigh the risks,” said Marks. “[Taking the vaccine is] not something that we’re...

It seems logical then that once a woman wants to get pregnant, it should happen easily — but, unfortunately, that isn’t always the case.

New research led by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center say pregnant women who test positive for COVID-19 are not linked to adverse outcomes.

The CDC has warned that women who contract COVID-19 during pregnancy are at a higher risk of severe illness. Dr. Jennifer Haythe from Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, explains what pregnant women need to know about their health and the health of their baby during the pandemic.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says pregnant women with opioid addiction should have access to medication in new guidelines released Monday aimed at improving care for women and newborns affected by drug use

CA Live has a new baby on the way! Watch host Amber Pfister get a little celebration surprise by her colleagues and friends, Danielle Nottingham and Vicki Johnson. The ladies talk about Amber’s new bump and the remarkable journey it was for her to become pregnant. Amber shares words of encouragement for all those soon-to-be mamas out there struggling to...

Singer Meghan Trainor revealed that she’s expecting her first child with husband Daryl Sabara.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have shared with the world that they lost their baby following pregnancy complications. We welcomed Stacey Stewart, the CEO of March of Dimes, a nonprofit that works to improve the health of mothers and babies, to discuss how the couple’s openness about their loss is helping to break the culture of silence around miscarriages and...

Chrissy Teigen has suffered a pregnancy loss following a recent hospitalization for excessive bleeding. Angie Crouch reports for NBC4 News on Oct. 1, 2020.

Sarah Ferguson is so excited to be a grandma. Princess Eugenie announced the happy news that she and her husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting a baby on Instagram, sharing an adorable snap of baby shoes. “Jack and I are so excited for early 2021,” the caption reads.

Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell have announced they’re expecting a baby girl in 2021. The 22-year-old daughter of the late Steve Irwin shared the news with her social media followers on Tuesday, Sept. 22. “Baby girl, you are our world,” Irwin wrote on Instagram. “Our beautiful daughter is now about the same size as a hatchling Aldabra tortoise and is…

Cardi B reveals why she chose to confirm pregnancy rumors during her “Saturday Night Live” performance, reaffirms her Twitter love for Chrissy Teigen and teaches everyone how to use her popular catchphrases correctly.

Heidi Murkoff, author of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” speaks about her book “What to Expect: Eating Well When You’re Expecting.”