The women's lives have taken different paths since the days they were born.
The University of West Georgia graduate student infected with rare "flesh-eating" bacteria has proven to be "amazingly resilient," her father said Wednesday, and a second apparent case has been reported.
The parents of Aimee Copeland, the victim of a flesh-eating bacteria, stay hopeful as their daughter is in the hospital.
For those of you who do not have your calendars marked and gifts or cards purchased, a reminder: Sunday is Mother's Day, a "holiday" that many Americans have the luxury and good fortune to be able to observe.
Women face shocking disparities when buying health insurance on the individual market: In the vast majority of states, nearly all the best-selling plans charge women more than men for the same coverage, a discriminatory practice known as "gender rating."
GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum challenges the prenatal testing policy found in the 2010 health care legislation.
The government shouldn't make health care providers fully cover prenatal tests like amniocentesis, which can determine the possibility of Down syndrome or other fetal problems, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Sunday.
Patricia Murphy says a strong showing in GA is key to Newt Gingrich staying in the GOP presidential race.
Newt Gingrich conceded Sunday that losing his home state of Georgia in the Super Tuesday primaries in March would "badly" weaken his candidacy.
Young children are far more likely to experience attention and hyperactivity problems if their mother develops diabetes during pregnancy and they are born into a poor or lower-middle-class household, a new study suggests.
Matt Cherry clears up some myths about diabetes.
Robin Lim, a woman who has helped poor Indonesian women have a healthy pregnancy and birth, is 2011 CNN Hero of the Year.
Joe Arpaio calls it a political attack. The Justice Dept. says they've found discriminatory policing in his organization.
A Mexican woman -- a former inmate in Maricopa County, Arizona -- claims in a lawsuit that sheriff's officers mistreated her during and after her pregnancy, including shackling her while she was in labor and after her Caesarean section.
HLN's Dr. Drew and his guests consider the consequences of the Duggars having so many children.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have something to say to their critics.
Pregnancy joy turned to sadness for the stars of TLC's "The Little Couple," as they learned on Tuesday's episode of the successful transfer of an embryo to their surrogate, who later miscarried their unborn child.
If a measure of a successful society is its ability to prevent infant deaths, then there is an ugly truth in the United States today that public health officials know but the public largely does not: Too many of our babies are dying, and they don't have to.
Actress Kristin Davis introduces Top 10 CNN Hero Robin Lim, who helps poor women in Indonesia have healthy pregnancies.
In Niger, a woman gives birth to an average of nearly eight children. Countries like Uganda, Mali and Somalia are close behind, with an average of six to seven children per woman.
Robin Lim is helping thousands of low-income women in Indonesia have a healthy pregnancy and birth.
For Texas-based mom Tamara*, the journey to motherhood was anything but easy. In 2003, after developing severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome (a life-threatening complication of preeclampsia), doctors had to deliver her daughter via emergency cesarean section at just 25 weeks into her pregnancy. She was born a micro-preemie, weighing a mere 1 pound, 4 ounces; Tamara was advised never to pursue another pregnancy, as she was given a 60 percent chance of developing the same complications. For the first two years of her life, Tamara kept her daughter at home much of the time, due to a host of medical problems and issues with her feeding and growth. It was only as of her daughter's second birthday that Tamara finally started to venture out to meet other moms and give her daughter a chance to meet other kids.
Women run a lower risk of having babies with certain birth defects if they eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains during their childbearing years, a new study suggests.
At dawn, two women rise after sleeping on mats outside an Indonesian hospital.
CNN's Dan Simon reports more and more couples are now using in-vitro fertilization to select their baby's gender.
A new maternal blood test can determine a fetus' sex as early as seven weeks into a pregnancy.
The actress and fiancé Matthew Bellamy welcomed a son Saturday night
A new study suggests environmental factors may play a larger role in triggering autism than was previously thought.
Children whose mothers take Zoloft, Prozac, or similar antidepressants during pregnancy are twice as likely as other children to have a diagnosis of autism or a related disorder, according to a small new study, the first to examine the relationship between antidepressants and autism risk.
Watch a sneak peek of TLC's upcoming special about the birth of Anna and Josh Duggar's baby boy
As part of the Catholic wedding vows they took four years ago, Melissa and Jacob Arnold promised to be "open to children."
Nigerian Toyin Saraki is one of Africa's most prominent voices on issues of infant mortality.
Women who gain weight after giving birth for the first time dramatically increase their risk of developing pregnancy-related diabetes during their second pregnancy, a new study suggests.
We live in the Charlie Sheen era of wall-to-wall, "shock and awe" scandal coverage. And at the moment, Greg Mortenson is in the crosshairs. The man from Montana who toured America promoting the potential of girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan is now experiencing the painful flip side of the media adulation that catapulted him to fame.
Inside Africa reports on how Rwanda's Butaro Hospital is transforming the local health system.
Childbirth is the number-one killer of young to middle-aged women in developing countries, and one of the worst-affected countries is Rwanda, where maternal mortality rates have been dire.
The singer's twins nearly arrived on Sunday, her birthday, she says
"When I had my first daughter, I thought I'd be ecstatic, but I wasn't," Peggy Tanous tells PEOPLE
The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on Friday spared the island of Indonesia, a nearby developing country that was devastated in 2004 by one of the deadliest tsunamis in history.
CNN Hero Robin Lim performs an umbilical cord-burning ceremony with a family after the birth of their child.
Three months from now, the super-sized Duggar family will add another ... boy!
Josh Duggar - eldest son of Jim Bob and Michelle - and wife Anna are due June 19 with their second child
A government hospital in western India has found infected intravenous fluids (IVs) in its stocks after 12 women in labor died in 10 days from excessive hemorrhage, its head said.
For months after Moses was born, the actress thought she was "a terrible mother and a terrible person"
I'm pregnant with my third baby and am due next month. I had C-sections with the first two babies but would like to try having the baby naturally this time. People have told me that this is not safe, but I found an obstetrician who is willing to do a VBAC. What's the latest information on having a vaginal delivery after having a C-section?
On Thursday, December 2, as Aneka sat at home nine months pregnant, the phone rang.
Losing a pregnancy can break a mom-to-be's heart in more ways than one. According to a new study, women who experience a stillbirth or repeated miscarriages have a dramatically increased risk of heart attack later in life.
From January: A study may explain why more black patients die of heart disease. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
When Leidy Sanchez and her husband, Carlos Reyes, went to the hospital last week to deliver their baby, a nurse got her a gown, hooked her up to a fetal monitor and asked an unexpected question: Would they like to donate cells from their baby's umbilical cord blood to a public bank?
The United States is getting a "D" grade for its preterm birth rate, even though it is improving in most states, according to the March of Dimes.
Singer Celine Dion, 42, gave birth Saturday to premature twin boys.
Women who take fish-oil supplements during pregnancy are just as likely to experience postpartum depression as those who don't, and their babies' minds don't appear to develop more quickly, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth has dropped by a third in the past two decades, according to a report out Wednesday from four world bodies including Unicef and the World Health Organization.
The baby's heartbeat was failing, the mother needed medicine, and the doctors wanted clean instruments. But three weeks into Pakistan's flooding crisis, staff in one maternity ward in northern Pakistan had nothing but candles and light from a cell phone on hand to perform a high-risk emergency delivery.
With their premature baby Josie finally home, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar say they're ready for another
Erin Riley immersed herself in warm bathwater, tilted her head against the tub and dozed in and out of sleep between contractions.
How a Rwandan village is using cell phones to help save lives, one text message at a time.
The Rwandan government is giving out hundreds of cell phones in an attempt to save pregnant women and babies.
After fighting for her life, little Josie is healthy enough to live with her many siblings
The Duggars' tiny 19th child gained weight as doctors diagnosed her digestive problem
Pregnant women could -- and probably should -- consume 10 times more vitamin D than experts currently recommend, according to a new study.
Twenty-four weeks pregnant, Veronica Pacheco went to the emergency room last October with a hacking cough that made it hard to breathe. Tests found she had H1N1 flu, and doctors put her in a coma so her body could continue the gestational process without expending additional energy.
Dr. Sean Daneshmand started Miracle Babies to support families with newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Ask anyone who's tried it: Sustaining a marriage or long-term relationship is hard. More than 40 percent of first marriages and nearly 70 percent of first live-in relationships fail to reach the 15-year mark, statistics show.
What kinds of exercises are safest to do while pregnant? How much is too much, especially early in the pregnancy vs. later on?
A new report shows that half of all women who die during pregnancy could be saved. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and disgraceful" Friday.
Afghan women won the world's attention nine years ago following the routing of Taliban troops at the hands of U.S. and Afghan forces. Back then, a rush of dignitaries flew to Kabul to denounce the Taliban's brutal treatment of women, although the world had largely forgotten these same women during the previous seven years.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on how one hospital has reduced medical costs for a substantial savings.
When Heather Staples' 6-year-old daughter, Sophia, fell and cut her eyebrow, Staples knew her daughter might need stitches. But instead of running straight to an emergency room, Staples took a few minutes to compare prices at nearby emergency rooms.
My wife is 13 weeks pregnant. What kind of medication can she take for a common cold?
CNN's Tom Foreman reports on the "death" and subsequent revival of a wife and baby on Christmas.
The nightmare began around 12:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
The TV family is moving to a friend's house closer to the hospital to share Christmas with their baby
The family is taking it "each hour" with preemie Josie Brooklyn, as she remains hospitalized in Arkansas
Michelle Duggar told PEOPLE she is cherishing every moment with her premature 19th child, Josie Brooklyn, who remains hospitalized at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
A third of women deliver via Caesarean section. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has tips for how to ask for a vaginal birth.
Seven months into her pregnancy with her fourth child, Joy Szabo's obstetrician gave her some news she didn't want to hear: Because she'd had a previous Caesarean section, the hospital where she planned to deliver was insisting she have another one.
The family's 19th child is delivered by emergency C-section after mom Michelle is diagnosed with the rare condition
I was six months pregnant when a smiling stranger on a bus asked where I was delivering. Within minutes, this woman was sharing intimate details of her own birthing experience -- the water breaking, the contractions that failed to get closer together, and the way her doctor deftly sewed up the four-inch incision from her Caesarean section. "I'm telling you, this guy was good," she said. "Next time, I'm just scheduling my C-section. None of this pushing stuff."
Jeff Szabo was by his wife's side when she gave birth to their son Gabriel seven years ago, and he was right there holding Joy's hand when their younger sons Michael and Daniel were born, too.
More than one in 10 women develops depression during pregnancy. Now, a new study suggests that women who are treated with antidepressants are more likely to give birth early or to have newborns that need to spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit.
Women who develop a mild case of gestational diabetes during pregnancy tend to have fewer complications and healthier babies if the diabetes is treated, according to the first large-scale randomized trial in the U.S. to address whether such treatment leads to health benefits for mother and child.
Because of the complexity of this viewer question, three of CNNHealth's expert doctors are offering advice. Last week, Diet and Fitness expert Dr. Melina Jampolis had ideas for gaining weight in a healthy way. Today, Dr. Jennifer Shu offers information about concerns for a baby born to an addicted woman. Watch for insights Tuesday from Mental Health expert Dr. Charles Raison.
Vital Signs' Atia Abawi speaks with women in Afghanistan who have stepped up to save lives.
The war in Afghanistan may no longer be forgotten but the true victims always are.
Hi. I am 21 weeks pregnant, and from start of the pregnancy to date, I have put on 15 pounds. I was high on weight before pregnancy, too, and worried what measures should I take to control my weight gain. Also, what are the risks associated with weight gain?
After a difficult pregnancy with life-threatening complications, the actress has a healthy son named Holden
Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country.
Pregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country.
It has been eight years since I have had my son through Caesarean section. During the last few days, I have been experiencing discomfort below my backbone right at the place where I got a shot for the Caesarean section. Is this a reason for concern, as I have not been able to sleep on my back for the last few days?
Maybe I'm the wrong ex-patient to be telling you this: Experimental surgery erased Stage III colon cancer from my shell-shocked body six years ago. But even I've got to admit that all is not well in America's operating rooms: At least 12,000 Americans die each year from unnecessary surgery, according to a Journal of the American Medical Association report. And tens of thousands more suffer complications.
The average cost of medical care for a premature or low birth-weight baby for its first year of life is about $49,000, according to a new report from the March of Dimes Foundation.
When mothers-to-be and their doctors schedule repeat elective Caesarean sections before the 39th week of pregnancy, the baby is up to twice as likely to experience serious respiratory problems and other complications, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.
"She's really just jumping around trying everything now," Jessica tells Ellen DeGeneres
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