Some women rush to their doctor just days after getting a positive pregnant test, but Dr. L. Joy Baker said she often sees patients for the first time just weeks or even days before they give birth.

Most pregnant people receive prenatal care today in much the same way their mothers or grandmothers would have decades ago: 12 to 14 one-on-one visits in a doctor’s office over the course of their ...

Early prenatal care is not optional; it is critical for the health and well-being of mother and baby. Yet, in 2023, nearly 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. began care after the second trimester or ...

Women who attend prenatal care visits in groups are more likely to continue with their care and have better health outcomes at birth and beyond, according to a University of Michigan study. The study ...

Can group prenatal care make pregnancy and birth safer? By Sarah DiGregorio This story was originally published on Jan. 17, 2020 in NYT Parenting. If you’ve been pregnant, you probably know this ...

TO achieve the full values of medical care, the patient and the physician should be brought together promptly whenever there is need for such service. Need occurs whenever, in the light of current ...

The first year of prenatal and postnatal care is critical for both moms and babies. But for many Detroit families, just ...

The case is one of several ongoing fraud investigations involving prenatal care coordination companies, which are meant to ...