NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There is new information about whether or not MRI scans are safe for pregnant women as the first large-scale study on the effect of MRI's on mother and baby has been released.

When dealing with an acute abdomen in a gravid patient, when would the benefits of a CT scan outweigh the risks?—ZACHARY WEIK, PA-C, MHS, Ambler, Pa. This is a difficult question and one best deferred ...

The first few months of pregnancy are an odd time: you don’t yet have a bump and haven’t felt any tell-tale flutters, let alone any kicks. So it’s only natural that you may be feeling eager to get ...

In a normal pregnancy, the product of conception is derived from the original genetic material, the 23 chromosomes, inside the sperm and the ovum. When these cells fuse, a zygote is formed. This ...

A pregnant woman had a huge scare when a scan revealed she had a tumor “as big as her baby.” During a routine sonogram, doctors discovered a 5.5-inch mass on the right side of Susan O’Flanagan’s ...

TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continuing its mission to become one of the nation’s most empowering pregnancy tools, Emagine Solutions Technology announces its partnership with FaceHeart to add the ...

Thanks to the generous support of donors to York & Scarborough Hospitals Charity, the new EPAU portable scanner brings faster, more compassionate care to women experiencing early pregnancy and ...

Pregnancy is known to cause permanent physical changes, including hormonal changes and transformations to reproductive and abdominal tissues. But little is known about the effects of pregnancy on the ...