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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeaways Tubal ligation reversal can help some people who had their tubes tied get ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study investigating the outcomes of LASIK and PRK in women who underwent refractive surgery while unaware of ...

Last week, Kardashian took to Instagram to reveal that she had undergone "urgent fetal surgery" to save her baby's life. Kourtney Kardashian is sharing more pictures of her-- and her baby bump-- after ...