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The energetic cost of a human pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new study found.

A study of more than 100 new parents showed that pregnancy and birth cause changes in brain circuits that may be involved in empathy and bonding with the child

The rate of prenatal growth directly relates to how big an adult brain grows. How and when Homo sapiens‘ high prenatal growth rate evolved has been a mystery, until now.

Opinions about fetal personhood and abortion have fluctuated enormously throughout history and differ in surprising ways between cultures.

When these pregnant folks are forced to continue pregnancies they wanted to terminate, they’re not then continuing these pregnancies in environments where they have access to consistent and quality prenatal care or where they can birth with dignity.

A new government database tracking people's pregnancies in Poland is sparking fears that medical data will be used to prosecute women who obtain abortion care in other countries or get abortion pills in the mail, or target women who have miscarriages

The end of Roe v. Wade will accelerate an existing effort to criminally punish people for their abortions, stillbirths, and miscarriages.

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Nearly two in five women of reproductive age may face restricted access to...abortion, contraception and sterilization, because they...live in a county where Catholic hospitals make up a high share of the market...